The smell of tea grew cold, the afterglow slanted upward, and a plain human voice came from the closed hut.

"During his reign, the first emperor did not think about the government, and ignored the war on the border of Dayuan for many years, which made the people's livelihood difficult, especially in the southern region. The six states of Hanhai on the southern border are close to the Ronghu Khanate, and the Ronghu bandits have been attacking year after year, burning, killing and looting, and thousands of people die under the iron hooves of the barbarians every year. The people living in the six states of Hanhai had to leave their homes in order to save their lives, and the six states of Hanhai, which were originally rich and peaceful, gradually fell into disuse, leaving only a few old, weak, sick and disabled people to stay in their homeland and wait for death. Just when everyone thought that the border was going to be occupied by Ronghu, a spontaneous anti-enemy army formed by the people appeared in Chenzhou, one of the six states, and fought back against the Ronghu bandits and won one after another. ”

Yan Liwei has a limited understanding of the geography and history of the Yuan Kingdom, and she is at a loss when she mentions the events of many years ago, but looking at Wen Moqing's calm expression immersed in the past, she can't bear to interrupt the inquiry no matter what.

"Most of the people in Chenzhou are foreigners, and they were able to settle down in Chenzhou entirely thanks to an agreement with the imperial court. It was agreed that 600 miles of land in Xuchenzhou would be the residence of these aliens, and on the other hand, when there was a war on the southern border, these aliens needed to take up arms and go to the battlefield unconditionally to guard their homeland and guard the border defense line of Dayuan. In those years, Rong was in turmoil, and the men among these foreign people, young and old, were brave enough to go into battle, but they were just ordinary people who farmed for a living, and they couldn't resist the fierce bandits in Ronghu who were strong and healthy, and they were slaughtered in just a few months, and Chenzhou became a miserable place where only orphans and widows remained. ”

The teacup clanged, and Wen Moqing wanted to pour a cup of tea to moisten his throat, but he couldn't hold it because his fingers trembled slightly and poured it. Yan Li didn't want to worry about it, reached out and pressed it lightly on the back of Wen Moqing's hand, and lifted the teapot with the other hand and poured a full cup in front of him.

Wen Moqing didn't thank him, held the teacup and continued to trace the past.

"The remnants of Chenzhou, who have been looted by bandits for many years, have not given up resistance, although there are no strong men in the family, those strong survivors still choose to continue to hold on, one of them has lost her parents orphan girl has become their leader, with a total of 213 women who have lost their husbands, children, brothers and sisters to stand on the edge of the six states of Hanhai, blocking the Ronghu bandits from the land of Dayuan."

Speaking of this, Wen Moqing paused, and after taking a sip of tea, he was silent for a long time before he said lightly: "The orphan girl's name is Sang Ying, she was only nineteen years old when she became famous in the south, and she was also the deputy general of the women's army later, and the leader of the rumored rebellion. ”

"Sang Ying ......" listened too seriously, and when he didn't realize the name, he suddenly felt a touch of sadness.

At the age of nineteen, she led the women's army to fight against foreign enemies and became famous all over the world, Sang Yingding was a bold and intelligent woman, and as far as she knew of the few clues, it was this loyal female lieutenant who led the women's army to rebel, and was later suppressed by the former Yuan Huang. Yan Liwu wanted to know what happened in the meantime to turn a brave female general into a rebel? What are the hidden secrets that make Wen Moqing so excited, and bluntly show her closeness and maintenance to the women's army? Also, is this female deputy general named Sang Ying related to the poor Chu Jiu?

Yan Li raised his eyebrows lightly, and met the faint gaze in Wen Moqing's inky eyes, and the complex look contained in those eyes made her heart move slightly.

Such warmth and affection, from the inside to the outside, are full of human touch.

"When I was eight years old, I had the privilege of meeting General Sang, when she was only twenty-one years old, and she was already a deputy general of the women's army." Wen Moqing didn't seem to notice Yan Liwu's quick avoidance of his gaze, and spoke again, his tone a little more emotional, "General Sang is a very special person, very short, and his complexion is not the common yellow of Zhongzhou people, but dark, in the eyes of most people, she can be regarded as a woman who is not good-looking, but she has a temperament that is different from ordinary people, she can often attract the other party in a few words, she is very optimistic about everything, and she is very easy to approach." Not only me, but almost everyone who knows her says that General Sang's beauty has nothing to do with her appearance, but it is beyond the reach of those beauties who have captivated the country and the city. ”

Yan Li's expression froze, and he suddenly thought of some terrible question and smiled dryly: "I don't seem to have heard you praise anyone for being beautiful, should I ......?"

The absurd conjecture hidden under the strange smile is not difficult to speculate, Wen Mo's emotional breath stagnated, and he frowned slightly and squinted disdainfully: "Don't talk nonsense, what are you thinking about in your head?" I was eight years old. ”

At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he was involved with Helian Mingyan, and when he was in his twenties, he was a slippery head with rich experience, and what was impossible to fall in love with a smart and brave female general at the age of eight? Considering that it was not easy for Wen Moqing to take the initiative to say that his own affairs were not easy, Yan Liwu forcibly reluctantly complained about his impulsiveness and pretended to be serious, in exchange for a faint glance of Wen Moqing's even more disdain.

"When I met General Sang, she was already married, and it was because her husband and my master knew each other that I had the good fortune to get to know them—her husband was the chief general of the women's army, the second son of Liang Hou, who was only twenty-three years old at the time, and Tong Ruchu General Tong."

"It's a young general again, this one is a real match." Yan Li sighed worriedly, seeing that Wen Moqing was a little tired, he poured a cup of tea and took the initiative to ask, "What happened?" You said that General Sang did lead his troops to rebel, so when she was an enemy of the imperial court, which side was General Tong on? ”

This question made Wen Moqing silent for a long time, and it was not until Yan Liwu wondered if he had asked the wrong question and fidgeted, that Wen Moqing slowly spoke.

"General Sang and his women's army made trouble in the six states of Hanhai two years after I first met their husband and wife, and during that time I was with General Tong, in the imperial palace." The eyes that were comparable to the thickest night sank fiercely, and the tone of warm Moqing was also cold, "The difference is that I am standing outside the prison door, and General Tong ...... He was lying on death row alone. ”

Yan Liwu gasped: "Death row?!" ”

"Don't be so surprised, it is very common for emperors of all dynasties to kill meritorious officials. Not to mention that General Tong is just a concubine of Houmen, a general who has been awarded the first rank of the fourth grade, even if he is a general of Zhengyipin, there are many precedents of being deposed for dereliction of duty or even beheaded. ”

"What is the reason for General Tong's conviction? I guess it can't be General San's rebellion, right? It is possible to say that General Sang was opposed to the imperial court because of General Tong's crime. ”

If Tong Ruchu was convicted of Sang Ying's rebellion, then it is difficult to explain why he, as the commander of the women's army, was in the imperial capital instead of the southern army at that time, and there was no reason for Sang Ying to give up resisting foreign enemies to oppose the imperial court. This thought flashed through Yan Liwu's mind and blurted out, only to realize that the judgment made on the basis of not knowing the situation at the time was really abrupt, but fortunately, Wen Moqing did not pursue it, but nodded to affirm her judgment.

At that time, no one expected that General Tong was urgently recalled to the imperial capital and was put on death row by the first emperor on charges of delaying the fighter plane and other crimes. General Sang tried everything to no avail, and then heard that General Tong was tortured on death row to the point that life was worse than death, and he rushed to the imperial capital in a hurry, but before she could take action, someone had already taken the first step to provoke the excitement of the women soldiers and clashed with the imperial court garrison. ”

Wen Moqing was very calm when he spoke, but Yan Liwu sensitively sniffed out the anger hidden under his calmness, and the doubts in his heart became deeper and deeper - if Wen Moqing and Sang and Tong were just general friends, there was no need to be so angry, as he said, there were heroes and generals who were killed by emperors in all dynasties, why was he particularly annoyed by one of them?

After hesitating again and again, Yan Liwu still didn't choose to ask questions directly, and still focused the conversation on the military generals and his wife who resisted the border in the past: "There is no doubt that General Sang is deliberately instigated here, but is it prudent for General Tong to return to the imperial capital?" It stands to reason that as the chief general guarding the border, General Tong should speculate on the reason why the first emperor recalled him to the imperial capital. ”

"There was no room for speculation about the situation at that time." Unexpectedly, Wen Moqing didn't have a cold or angry expression when answering her, only a bitter smile, "The excuse for the first emperor to summon General Tong back to the imperial capital was for his sake, at that time General Tong was facing the danger of losing his legs due to frostbite, and the person who put him in danger was me." ”

The words were dumbfounded for a moment.

Since Wen Moqing saw the three words "Tong Brand" and mentioned the word "Women's Army", she has always been puzzled by the complex feelings in his eyes, and always felt that it contained some kind of mood that he had never expressed, and Wen Moqing smiled bitterly and said the relationship between Tong Ruchu and him.

Self-blame, and a deep sense of guilt.

I once thought that he was the most indifferent and ruthless, but now I suddenly found that there was such an untouchable wound in his heart, which was a more painful and indelible scar than Helian Mingyan's betrayal of the relationship between the two, irretrievable, irreversible, and would last for a lifetime.

"I know that no amount of comfort at this time will help, but in my opinion, no matter what happened at that time, you must not have deliberately caused General Tong to be in danger, you can only say that the world is impermanent, and creation makes people."

Yan Liwu bit his lower lip, always feeling that his comfort was pale and weak, but he couldn't think of anything else to say. Wen Moqing didn't reply for a long time, Yan Liwu didn't know if he was sad or angry at her self-righteous comfort for not knowing the situation, he sat in a daze for a long time, and suddenly stretched out his hands to cover Wen Moqing's clenched fists, his eyes were sincere and almost transparent.

"Whether you think I'm hypocritical or flattering, I just want to tell you that Wen Moqing in my eyes is an out-and-out good person. Although you always have a cold face and a distant attitude, and you will ruthlessly attack those you hate, but you gave me a way to live when I was in Qinglian Palace, and you have always helped me and taken care of me, so I can live until now and be able to listen to you talk about the past by your side; If you still want to blame yourself for General Tong's affairs, then take me with you, since he saved you and you saved me, I should do something for him. ”

The room was silent for a long time, so quiet that it seemed that time had condensed, so that when Wen Moqing spoke again, he was so suddenly so worried that he was worried and flustered, and he wanted to slap Wen Moqing away.

"If you think I'm a good person and make up your mind that I won't marry, I don't object."