North Vietnam was founded, the capital was Luoyang, the general Xia Yunzhi assisted the emperor since the founding of the country, conquered the north and the south, expanded the territory of North Vietnam, the emperor gave him the "founding general", and because of ten wins and nine defeats in the war, he was called "the victorious general" by the people.

In the twenty-sixth year of North Vietnam, the emperor died, and the new emperor Jiang Jinhan, who was only 20 years old, was killed.

In the thirty-sixth year of North Vietnam, Xia Yunzhi pacified South Vietnam, expanded the territory of North Vietnam, and moved the capital to Jiankang.

The new emperor was young and vigorous, and despite the will of the emperor, he vigorously revised the law, increased the levy tax, and built the palace.

In the forty-eighth year of North Vietnam, he led the three armies to return to the court, and the people knelt at the gate of the city, shouting in unison, "Founding General Xia Yunzhi, help me to level the Quartet in North Vietnam!" ”

With the loud praise of the crowd, Xia Yunzhi entered from the Xuanwu Gate and walked towards the Fengtian Palace, but all the way, the palace was still deserted, and there was no welcoming ceremony.

In front of the Fengtian Palace, the palace superintendent and attendant Li Gonggong stood in front of the hall, looking at Xia Yunzhi at the bottom of the stairs, Li Gonggong saluted, and said without waiting for Xia Yunzhi to speak, "The general returned to the dynasty today, and the emperor was happy, but unfortunately he was infected with a cold a few days ago, and he was afraid of infecting the general, so he sent a servant to the general, and it was inconvenient for the emperor to see the general today." ”

Although it was very strange, Xia Yunzhi still responded politely, "Then please ask the emperor to take care of the dragon body, and the general will leave." ”

In the hall, the emperor sat on the dragon chair, shook his hand and overturned the teacup held by the palace maid to the ground, and happened to see Gonggong Li come in, he stood up, "People are gone?" ”

"Go back to the emperor and go back with acquaintance."

The emperor walked to the door of the hall and looked into the distance with anger in his eyes, "This Xia Yunzhi is simply lawless, the people actually kneel to him, who is the lord!" Gonggong Li half-bowed, stood aside and smiled, "Your Majesty, why are you talking to a group of Diao people, isn't this Xia Yunzhi going to win a few battles, this country is not Your Majesty's, he is a dog by the royal side." ”

As soon as Gonggong Li's words came out, Jiang Jinhan's tense face appeared with a slight joy, "You are right, Xia Yunzhi is loyal to the royal family and is a royal dog. His tone was harsh, and he laughed indifferently, but this young emperor was full of anger.

"Your Majesty, although Xia Yunzhi is loyal, after all, it is also a matter between him and the first emperor, so many years have passed, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have two hearts."

Jiang Jinhan's brows stretched a little just now, and suddenly wrinkled again, "You mean, he will rebel!" ”

"The slave doesn't dare to say that, even if he doesn't have that heart, but the current General Xia is particularly prestigious among the people and has won the hearts of the people, plus his son and relatives are also important ministers of the court, after all, the past and the present are different from the past, Your Majesty still has to pay more attention."

Jiang Jinhan lowered his eyes and nodded in agreement, "What kind of mindfulness method?" ”

"Chop the grass and remove the roots!"

Jiang Jinhan was stunned, "No, Xia Yunzhi is an important minister of the imperial court, kill him, I'm afraid that someone will not accept it." ”

"No one has seen it, who dares to say that His Majesty did it, and it is a serious crime to slander the current emperor?"

XXI century

Xia Wenqing sat at the table, his hand caressing a photo frame, unconsciously revealing tenderness, the woman in the photo has bright eyes and bright teeth, gentle like a bright moonlight, and her gestures are charms that can't be concealed.

"Mom" Xia Wenqing called softly to the person in the frame, "Father, he is seriously ill, I want to go and see it, but there is that woman in front of his bed, I don't want to see her." She sighed, | Although I know that my father married her because she looks a little like you, I just can't stand the presence of other women standing next to my father. She paused, but her tone was a little choked, "Mom, I really miss you, why did you leave so early." ”

A person looked at the photo of his mother and shed tears, no matter how arrogant Xia Wenqing was in the eyes of outsiders, she was always a poor girl who had no mother since she was a child.

"Miss, Miss!" It was the housekeeper Aunt Yun, she hurriedly ran upstairs, "Miss, the hospital called and said that the old man was critically ill, I'm afraid it is...... Let's go and meet us. ”

Xia Wenqing was stunned, the photo frame in her hand suddenly fell to the ground, how could this be, how could she be critically ill, she didn't have time to think about it, so she rushed out of the room.

It was a mess along the way, and it wasn't until the car stopped smoothly at the entrance of the hospital that she suddenly came back to her senses, but when she opened the door, her steps paused a little, perhaps because she was afraid, afraid to accept the fact that her father was seriously ill.

There was no sound in the corridor outside the ward, and when I opened the door, I saw my father lying on the bed with a pale face, wearing a ventilator, the woman guarding my father turned her head and saw that it was her, standing aside, she walked over, every step required great courage, every step was so heavy, Xia Wenqing held his father's hand, and the person on the bed also turned his head to look at her, grinning hard and hard, "Dad." ”

"You're finally here." The voice of the person on the hospital bed was as soft as dust floating in the air, Xia Wenqing could only put his ear to his father's mouth to hear what he said, but he had to pause for a long time every time he finished speaking, as if he was accumulating strength, "Wen Qing, after I die, the lawyer will come to announce my will." ”

"Dad! You are like this, why are you still thinking about ......" Before the words were completely finished, Xia Wenqing regretted it, why did he speak to his father so loudly, he was also for his own good, she wiped away the tears that slipped to the corners of her mouth, "Dad, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that about you." ”

"Wen Qing, don't cry, Dad knows that you are for my good." He wanted to reach out to wipe away her tears, but when his hand reached into the air, his movements stopped, as if he had used up all his strength, and the next second his hand fell down again, "Dad is really useless, he can't wipe away his daughter's tears." Xia Wenqing could clearly see the tears soaked in her father's eyes, and the eyes that looked at her were full of guilt.

After a long pause, Father Xia slowly spoke, "Wen Qing, you are not too young, it's time to think about your life's events, in fact, Dad thinks that your Uncle Zhao's son is a good person, and it just so happens that he also likes you, cough cough ......" The words stopped abruptly, Father Xia coughed violently, and Xia Wenqing's heart was pinched together, "Dad, don't say it." ”

"Dad can't wait for you to get married, cough cough ......" Speaking of this, Dad Xia finally shed tears, "But Dad will also wish his baby daughter happiness in heaven." ”

These words full of true feelings really hit Xia Wenqing's heart, tears couldn't stop falling, she let go of her father's hand, turned around and walked out of the ward, the next second, the strength of her whole body seemed to be sucked away, Xia Wenqing leaned against the wall weakly, she wiped away her tears with her hands, wanting to leave a smile for her father, but the tears couldn't stop, even if her eyes kept staring at the ceiling, the tears were still disobedient.

At this time, a woman's hoarse voice suddenly came from the ward, "Master, master." ”

Xia Wenqing was stunned, walked into the ward, the person on the bed closed his eyes and fell asleep, and let the woman beside the bed shout hoarsely, he didn't pay attention to it, only closed his eyes silently and peacefully.

Xia Wenqing covered his mouth with his hand, for fear that he would cry too loudly, father, this man who was familiar but unfamiliar to him, really left him this time, forever, without a trace of attachment to this world, and walked so decisively.

A week later, Zhao Jiacheng, the young master of Uncle Zhao's family, asked Xia Wenqing to go to the Qinhuai River to relax.

At night, the Qinhuai River was lit up with colorful neon, and the water surface was also reflected in this gorgeous brilliance, Zhao Jiacheng suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of Xia Wenqing with a rose in his hand, and said a beautiful oath at this romantic moment, he took out the ring and looked at Xia Wenqing in front of him solemnly and affectionately, "Wenqing, are you willing to marry me?" ”

However, this romantic proposal did not move Xia Wenqing, she looked at him coldly, "My father just died. Just a few simple words, but extremely cold, Zhao Jiacheng's face turned pale, but he immediately recovered, "Wen Qing, I know, because of this, I am afraid that you will be sad, I feel that you need a shoulder for you to rely on." He paused, "Wen Qing, I want to take care of you, let me take care of you, don't let you be sad alone......" Before he could say anything, Xia Wenqing threw the ring on his hand into the Qinhuai River, and the small white box reflecting neon immediately drew a graceful arc and fell into the water.

Seeing that there were more and more onlookers around, Zhao Jiacheng's face gradually became unbearable, he stood up abruptly and yelled at Xia Wenqing, "What are you doing?" ”

Xia Wen snorted coldly and glanced at Zhao Jiacheng, "What am I doing, didn't you see it?" ”

The commotion of the onlookers became louder and louder, Zhao Jiacheng's face turned white and red, "...... you" He pointed at Xia Wenqing and stared at him for a long time, but he didn't say a word.

Then, he also snorted coldly, "Sure enough, there is a father, there must be a daughter." ”

Hearing this, Xia Wenqing glared at him fiercely, he seemed to expect her performance, and instantly looked like a villain, "Did I say it wrong?" Your father told my dad before his death that he thought we were quite suitable," he breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't think I don't know what your dad is hapting, once your Xia family and our Zhao family marry, your company can get a lot of benefits from it, this kind of practice equivalent to selling women for glory is really low!" ”

As soon as the words fell, with a "snap", Xia Wenqing waved at Zhao Jiacheng, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent, "Zhao Jiacheng!" Why do you say my dad, what qualifications do you have to say him, what do you think you are a good character! ”

Zhao Jiacheng was stunned at first, and after coming back to his senses, he stared at Xia Wenqing, and his eyes seemed to be on fire, "Xia Wenqing!" You dare to hit me" He was furious, and pushed Xia Wenqing with his hand.

This push took a lot of effort, Xia Wenqing stumbled a few steps, his foot accidentally stepped on the slippery steps by the river, his body leaned back, and he fell into Qin Huai, and everyone screamed in an instant, but Xia Wenqing at this time couldn't hear any sound, the surroundings seemed to be quiet instantly, only the sound of trickling water was heard, his body sank down, his hands waved weakly in the water, and he had no strength to struggle after fluttering for a while.

Daddy, am I here to accompany you?

North Vietnam

"Ma'am." The girl politely saluted the woman who approached her.

"Qing'er hasn't gotten up yet?" Although the woman is already in her prime, she is still bright and moving, she is the wife of the victorious general Xia Yunzhi.

"Mrs. Hui, the slave has urged many times, but the young lady has not listened."

"I see." As soon as the woman finished speaking, she pushed open the door, she lifted the gauze tent, and the girl on the bed whispered, "Qing'er, get up and wash up, today in the spring, the emperor invited us to Qinhuai River, you move quickly, otherwise it will be too late, and your father will punish you for copying books again." ”

At the mention of copying books, the girl on the bed got up as soon as she copied the book, "I don't want to copy books," she blinked at the woman with big eyes, and the girl smiled and looked forward to it, like a woman, "Mother, why do you smell so good." She hugged the woman and coquettishly threw herself at her.

The woman looked at the girl dotingly, and tapped her nose jokingly, "You, you can get married in a few years, and you still love to be coquettish, but what should I do?" ”

The girl stuck out her tongue, "Then I won't marry for the rest of my life and accompany my mother." ”

"What stupid things to say, get up quickly, otherwise you really have to copy the book." Then the woman went out of the room and let the maidens who were waiting outside come in and serve.

As soon as he walked out of the inner courtyard door, he heard a noise from the atrium garden, Xia Wenqing didn't have to think about it to know who it was, and sure enough, it was the second son of Xiao Chengxiang's family, Xiao Jinyan.

Because Xia Yunzhi and Xiao Cheng have a deep friendship, so that the relationship between the two families is also very good, especially Xiao Jinyan, who does not regard himself as an outsider, and coming to the General's Mansion is like entering his own door, this is not today Xiao Chengxiang's family was also invited to travel together in the Qinhuai River, so Xiao Jinyan came to the General's Mansion early in the morning and waited to go together, saying that they were really going together, but Xiao Jinyan just wanted to wait for Xia Wenqing to go with her, and the two of them were childhood sweethearts in detail.

Seeing that Xia Wenqing was still washing, Xiao Jinyan couldn't wait, and shouted to go into the inner courtyard to wait, but how could this inner courtyard let men enter casually, so Xiao Jinyan was stopped by the girl at the door, so that it was so noisy.

Xia Wenqing shook his head helplessly and walked out, Xiao Jinyan didn't make a fuss after seeing her, but she asked Xiao Jinyan to wait for so long, how could this Xiao Ergongzi give up and keep shouting in front of her ear, "Why are you so slow, you can let this son wait." ”

She glanced back at him, "I didn't let you wait. ”

As soon as he said this, Xiao Jinyan was annoyed, "Why are you so conscienceless!" ”

As soon as he chattered, Xia Wenqing couldn't stand it, and he was also a powerful master, so he glanced at Xiao Jinyan again, "Xiao Jinyan, are you as old as me this year?" ”

Being asked by her like this, Xiao Jinyan was a little confused, and nodded suspiciously.

"Since you're as old as me, why are you as verbose as an old lady?"

Xiao Jinyan realized that Xia Wenqing was turning a corner and saying that he was annoying, so he replied, "Xia Wenqing, if you calculate carefully, I am still older than you, count your brother, if you don't call my brother for so many years, forget it, just call me by my name, you actually say that your brother is like that, it's really untutored." ”

"Brother Yet, don't be stinky and beautiful, you're only a few months older than me, why are you embarrassed to say this." Xia Wenqing gave him a big roll of his eyes again, and after careful calculation, Xia Wenqing is ten years old this year, and Xiao Jinyan is ten and a half years old, but he prefers to talk about it.

The two of them quarreled until the gate of the General's Mansion, and as soon as they went out, they saw that the carriage had stopped outside the mansion, and when Mrs. Xia saw them come out, she immediately beckoned them to get into the second carriage, and she got into the first carriage and sat with Xia Yunzhi.

After Xia Yunzhi saw his wife get into the car, he asked her, "The two children finally got in the car?" ”

Mrs. Xia nodded, "Yes, it's really noisy." ”

The Qinhuai of the beginning of spring is incomprehensible, the willows by the river have all sprouted, and the slender willow branches fall on the river surface, dancing with the wind, causing ripples on the river surface.

From a distance, there are red dots on the surface of the lake that look like stars, and if you look closely, it turns out that there are small boats moored on the river.

As soon as I got out of the carriage, I saw a large boat moored on the river, and a red lantern was hung on the beam in front of the boat.

Prime Minister Xiao and his wife, as well as their youngest daughter Xiao Jinru, as well as several domestic servants and retinues, also gathered by the river.

Xia Yunzhi bowed to Prime Minister Xiao Cheng, "It's late, Brother Xiao, please forgive me." ”

Prime Minister Xiao Cheng also replied, "Be polite, I still have to make amends to Brother Xia, Xiao'er went to the house to disturb again." ”

"The friendship between the two families is so deep, why bother." Xia Yunzhi smiled generously, "I regard Jinyan as my own child." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage in which the emperor was riding also arrived, and everyone saluted the emperor.

Jiang Jinhan got out of the carriage and said to everyone, "No courtesy, since it is a micro-service, there is no need to be polite." ”

Then, a man came out of the big boat parked by the river and came to the emperor, saying that there was something wrong with the boat and it needed to be repaired, and I was afraid that it would not be used.

"In that case, let's get another one." After the boat was changed, Jiang Jinhan stretched out his hand to one of the boats, "This trip can be regarded as a return for General Xia, so General Xia will invite you first." ”

After General Xia's family got on the boat, Xiao Jinyan also wanted to take the same boat with Xia Wenqing, but was pulled by Mrs. Xiao, "The boat is not big, so you can go with your own family." ”

Xia Yunzhi waved his hand, "It's okay, this boat is actually not small, it has two floors, and it is more than enough for one more person." After speaking, he looked at Jiang Jinhan, "Your Majesty, it's better for us to take the same boat, this boat really doesn't count." ”

Jiang Jinhan waved his hand, "How can this be, since you come out to play, you have to have fun, so many people are in the same boat, it is inevitable that it is a little inconvenient, General Xia, you don't want to excuse me again, if you refuse, I will blame you!" ”

When Xia Yunzhi heard this, he no longer shirked, so he took his family on the boat first.

After the boat departed, the boat that Xia Yun's family was sitting on was running faster and threw off the boats behind.

Everyone else was in the boat, and Xia Wenqing was standing alone in the bow of the boat, I don't know how long it took, someone in the cabin suddenly shouted, there was a fire, Xia Wenqing turned his head, and really saw a fire at the stern, emitting bursts of black smoke.

The fire intensified.

Xia Wenqing anxiously shouted to her mother, but no one answered, she ran to the second floor, and saw a corpse lying on the ground, shocked, she was pulled by a force and ran to the bow of the boat, it was Mrs. Xia, "Qing'er, run, there are assassins on the boat." ”

Until they reached the bow of the boat, the two stopped, and Mrs. Xia took Xia Wenqing's hand, "Qing'er, listen, since these people dare to come to hijack the ship and their kung fu is extremely high, there must be someone behind them." ”

Xia Wenqing's eyes widened in shock, "It's the emperor." ”

As soon as the words fell, Xia Wenqing saw someone rushing towards them with a bright big knife, "Qing'er, don't want to avenge us, you can't fight." After speaking, Mrs. Xia slammed Xia Wenqing away, "Jump ship!" ”

"No! I will not leave you and my father behind. Xia Wenqing insisted on not leaving, seeing that the assassin was about to come, Mrs. Xia pushed Xia Wenqing into the river.

"Mother!"

Just after Xia Wenqing fell into the lake, the assassin's broadsword stabbed into Mrs. Xia's body mercilessly.

The blood dripped down the sword