Early August.

Yan Rong had been facing the danger of being carved up for more than a month, and it was finally alleviated at the moment when Wei, Zhongshu, and Chunning withdrew their troops.

In the gap between the countries, Zhongshu thought that Wei was going to take advantage of the emptiness of his country to raise troops to attack the city, and the crown prince and the second prince of Wei also hurriedly withdrew their troops and left because of the competition for the throne.

As Meng Yining expected, the large area of the city southeast of Yanrong was not destroyed, they only occupied a few small cities, and those were also insignificant to Yanrong.

Salib finally breathed a sigh of relief, and it is now the basic national policy to keep the outside safe and the inside. When Meng Yining returned to the temporary capital, Xia Fenghua had already gone to Baiyue, and Gu Zi'an directly instructed them to renovate Baiyue's place within half a year according to Bai Xining's method.

Baiyue was already blistered at that time, and he couldn't see it. Bai Xining still used the method of blowing up mountains and rocks to drain the river, and everything became happy again.

The nations did not divide Yan Rong, and the loss of a Xiqi grassland was already a small enough price for Yan Rong, not to mention the loss of his apprentice in front of his own family, so Salib's image in the hearts of the people was noble.

Yan Rong does not have the noble blood of the Central Plains, and he is born a prince and a general. Anyone named by the gods can become kings.

And Salib, who turned the tide, seemed to have the help of God, and naturally the people of Yanrong didn't have much to say. They revered the new king like the old one, and the ministers who had fled in all directions suddenly returned to Yanrong as if they were all right.

Salib saw all this, and he carefully maneuvered around the forces of all sides, searching for news from all directions.

According to Bai Xining's method, in the late autumn of November, Baiyue miraculously cleared the covered river, but the muddy ground could not stop the people who came back one after another, and Salib also moved back to the capital Baiyue with the army and Baiguan.

Meng Yining has never returned to Beiyang in Yanrong, and only has four or five letters a month with his sister. She was afraid that she would be tired of traveling and driving, and she didn't stay in Beiyang for a while before she had to drive to Yanrong, so she didn't go home for the time being.

Gu Zi'an looked at Meng Yining's letter and smiled at Bai Xining, "Your sister is afraid that the widow will send her out, so she simply returned to China." As long as she does not return to China, the widow's edict will not be able to catch up with her. But he changed his words again, "With Le Yi by her side, she is also safe." ”

Bai Xining looked at his own king with a smile, and shook his head helplessly, "What can I do, she is willing to stay for a little longer." ”

Meng Yining told her sister not to worry in her heart, but in a separate letter to Gu Zi'an, she explained her plan, since she wanted to weaken Yan Rong, she must first concentrate Yan Rong's power in the hands of one person. Otherwise, it will be difficult to clean up an army from the east and a team of men and horses from the west. At this time, I can only use the hand of Salib to completely clean up.

It's just that when Meng Yining designed this plan, he didn't expect the bloody storm afterward. She is an idealist who has seen life and death, but she still never feels that the unknown road ahead will be bloody.

Gu Zi'an felt a little guilty when he saw this letter again, it was for Meng Yining. He knew she didn't want to, and he knew she figured it out. As for how the little girl got along, he didn't know. It's just that to this day, he feels that she has a trace of pity and a trace of cruelty.

But now, there is no one who can take Meng Yining's place, she is like a trump card in Beiyang, a sharp blade that seems to be weak and wrapped in golden jade clothes.

But whoever comes out of the sheath is hundreds or thousands of living beings.

Meng Yining said in a letter to Gu Zi'an that Beiyang is her home, and she will be loyal to the king and loyal to the king all her life.

Gu Zi'an has nothing to reward Meng Yining, she is alone, one person and one horse, and she is fighting for him even in her dreams. In the end, a huge princess's mansion was built in Yangshang City, which became one of the most luxurious belly mansions in Yangshang along with the Prime Minister's Mansion. It integrates the architectural characteristics of Beiyang and Yanrong, but inside it is the pavilions and pavilions of Daxia.

Meng Yining thanked him with a smile in the letter, and finally left a naughty sentence, he must help himself keep the dowry that Jingchi gave him, otherwise what if he was bullied by his husband's family in the future.

Husband's family?

Where is the husband's house?

Le Yi is only a senior brother.

Gu Zi'an doesn't have to worry too much about Yan Rong's affairs, everything is done by Meng Yining's temperament, and she has a good grasp of proportion.

Beiyang took a new direction, making peace with Great Xia and making friends with other countries, but Gu Zi'an brushed these things over in the letter.

And Meng Yining's other reason for staying here is to accompany Xia Fenghua.

The frontier where Xia Fenghua was once stationed has been taken over by her younger brother, who was still a child, and the whole family died defending the city, leaving only two siblings. Finally, in this autumn, he grew up and shouldered the responsibility of maintaining border stability. Xia Fenghua was relieved to garrison in Yanrong.

Although the girl was born lonely and strong, who wants to be tenacious all the time.

Meng Yining and Xia Fenghua are also in the same disease in a sense,

Xia Fenghua has been by Meng Yining's side for a long time, but she suddenly has the temperament of a little girl.

Le Yi has been silently by her side.

He has been standing behind her, all the aura belongs to Meng Yining alone, only behind her belongs to him.

That most trusted place.

On November 26, Yan Rong officially returned to the capital Baiyue.

That night, a grand dinner was held in the palace, Meng Yining took Le Yi's hand, and looked at the lights around him, with paper lanterns flying in the sky and falling leaves in a hurry. She changed from a light floral skirt to a thicker robe.

It has been a winter and summer since I met Le Yi.

Time is long, white clouds and dogs.

At this time last year, he was still in Chengping, still thinking about how to help Gu Zi'an return to China as soon as possible, and secretly gave Ming Yuezhu to King Lian's mansion. Later, Jing Chi became the prince and then the king of Xia. Gu Zi'an returned to the palace and ascended the throne after hardships, everything is logical in retrospect, but it is like walking on thin ice.

I have experienced the plague, experienced wars, and experienced countless lives and deaths.

Zhao Erze, Jing Zheng, and countless soldiers died in front of him, and he caused the countries to kill each other because of the interests of Beiyang.

Her long eyelashes trembled in the breeze, and everything was like a dream, like a lifetime, and only a year had passed.

The fireworks that bloomed overhead were blood-colored.

The journey has only just begun.