After agreeing to Fang Qingchen's peace conditions, Qin Xufei, who was like a flame, became a little dim and silent. Even in front of his own people, he still tries to maintain a heroic posture, however, he can't hide it from everyone, and he can't hide it from Liu Heng.

He had already killed himself, killed the hot-blooded teenager, killed the iron-blooded and proud boss. According to Qin Xufei's nature, no matter how disadvantaged he is, he will also greet the heroic death, as long as he can fight to his heart's content. However, for the sake of those guilty, in order to protect all those who were affected by him, he had to give up all his pride and self-confidence, and return to the court political dispute that he hated the most, waiting for the hero's gray hair, the sword to be dusty, and the flesh to come back to life.

This is tantamount to asking a wolf king to become a hound, and an eagle to be a chicken. Therefore, Liu Heng couldn't help but worry about him. However, he could no longer look after him.

Emperor Chu is about to enter Beijing. So Liu Heng had to go.

The most important article of the agreement between the two sides is that Emperor Chu entered Beijing, Emperor Taishang moved to Ganning Palace, and all rules and regulations were compared with the emperor.

All the emperor's supplies and treatment were the same as those of the old dynasty, and the people who followed the new emperor into Beijing were all over the place, nearly 10,000 people.

The most powerful person in the court is Qin Xufei, and the will sent by the imperial court to the south, even if the south is against the yang and the yin, at least on the surface, it must be respectfully accepted. But when he decides decrees, he also respects the will of other officials.

With the new emperor entering Beijing, there are relatives of the emperor, celebrities from all walks of life, children of family members from all over the country, and relatives of princes from all over the world, such as Zhuo Ziyun, Xiao Xiaoyue, and Ling Fang. Zhao Wangchen and his ilk. They will be the mouthpieces of their respective families and lords above the court. At the same time, it can be regarded as a hostage handed over to the Qin people by the southern forces.

Among these people, Fang Qingchen himself is also included.

Fang Qingchen must accompany Wang. He is within the control of the Qin army, so that Qin Xufei will not feel a thorn in his back, and the Qin army can cooperate with the Chu people with peace of mind. There is Fang Qingchen in the court, and Chu people are assured that Qin Xufei will not act arbitrarily, because Fang Qingchen can contain him.

The princes naturally thought that Fang Qingchen was in control of the overall situation in the court, and they were in their own land. That's the one that has the final say. Under the agreement, although the state of Chu was formally unified and complete, outside the central power in the north, all parts of the south still implemented the system of moderation. The local officials and princes had great power, similar to small feudal states that were controlled by the imperial court.

Fang Qingchen had already told them frankly that he would ensure the dignity and wealth of everyone. Generations of glory. But after the Qin people's power withdrew, in order to ensure the strength of the country. It is inevitable that these local forces will successively return some power to the imperial court. But no matter what, on this kind of day when the sky is high and the emperor is far away, it is always good to enjoy one more day.

Naturally, Fang Qingchen has entered Beijing, then. In order to prevent Qin Jun from having murderous intent towards him. The Qin people must also hand over a sufficient amount of hostages. Naturally, the Chu people couldn't ask Qin Xufei to exchange it himself. Without Fang Qingchen, the Chu people can still fight hard, if the Qin army dies, Qin Xufei will die. There is only one dead end.

In this case, as the second person in the Qin army, how could Di Liuheng continue to stay by Qin Xufei's side. When Fang Qingchen accompanied Jun into Beijing, that is, Liu Heng and several other important generals under Qin Xufei's account, entered the south for different reasons such as exchanging feelings, helping to assist in defense, exchanging experience, etc., and spread to the powerful forces of all parties to be honored guests.

It was a compromise that took many days of bargaining between the two sides to reach a compromise. Of course, Liu Heng's weight alone is not as light as Shangqingchen, but these many of Qin Xufei's most relied on generals can barely match it when they are added together.

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Today, the banks of the Huaijiang River are lively again.

The bloody battle was fought in the Huaijiang River, the negotiations were in the Huaijiang River, and the resolution was made in the Huaijiang River. And today, the grand ceremony called the welcome is actually exchanged, and it is also in Huaijiang.

On the north bank of the Huai River, Qin Xufei and Liu Heng rode on the high slope of the horse. Seeing the smoke and dust gradually rising in the distance, the Tanma letter flag fluttering, conveying the news that the vast chariot and horse of the new emperor of Chu have gotten off the huge dragon boat and is coming.

Qin Xu's enclave looked indifferent, sad and joyful. Liu Heng only smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "Xu Fei, he is in the middle of the storm, I can't share it with you, you take care of it." ”

Qin Xufei smiled bitterly. It's always like this, again and again. The friends who were affected by him, but he was the last one to worry about.

Liu Heng turned sideways and pointed to the vast desert field behind the two. "Xufei, it's worth it."

Qin Xufei looked in the direction that Liu Heng was pointing, but on his resolute face, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop trembling slightly.

Liuzhou, which was once deserted and uninhabited for thousands of miles, is gradually recovering its vitality.

In the fields there were people ploughing, and among the old and weak women and children, there were also some young and strong laborers.

Among these young and strong laborers, there are prodigal sons who have returned home, homeless people who have been allocated land, and even more Qin soldiers who have not taken off their military uniforms.

On the other side of the Huai River, the state of Chu is also gradually recovering.

The South is already undergoing large-scale disarmament. Those strong men who were forcibly tied, who had no training at all and had no ability to fight, returned to the fields. For this kind of "friendship expressing the sincerity of the truce" in the south, the Qin army also had to make a gesture to respond. Of course, they didn't dare to disarm, but Qin Xufei originally wanted the army to take root in a foreign country and start a family and relive his life, so he took this opportunity to let the army start to take turns in Tuntian.

After years of war, the fields were barren and labor was scarce. Therefore, in the name of the country, you can smoothly use the Qin soldiers to partner up two by two, allocate an ownerless and idle land, and take turns to be soldiers and farm. Except for the Qin soldiers, all the displaced people who have lost their homes can also be given land as long as they report to the local officials. Each piece of Qin Jun's personal land was deliberately scattered and connected to several pieces of people's land.

Those civilians who lost their labor in the war will be helped by the soldiers of the Qin army. Hundreds of battles are tired, and these 150,000 strong laborers rolling over from the battlefield, everyone has a lot of strength, and everyone wants to live a more peaceful life. Now, they finally have a real chance to live in peace with the Chu people. After the chaos, it is easy to govern, and they do not demand much, and they do not have much sensitivity to political sense. They just feel that even if they don't have to fight and die and be wounded, it is not a defeat and surrender. In the future, you can also stand tall and live in the Chu State. One day, maybe he can take the child born to his wife in Chu and go back to Qin

Sect. That's good.

There will still be a lot of contradictions and disputes, but the years will slowly smooth out everything. This kind of harmony is inevitably carried out in the hardships of survival, generation after generation, little by little.

What appeared in front of him was what he had seen on the road, the relaxation, peace of mind and hope on the faces of those soldiers who were plowing in the fields, Qin Xufei finally gritted his teeth. Squeeze out a few words: "Yes, it's worth it." ”

Liu Heng felt a pain in his heart. He watched Qin Xufei use his hand to break his edge and sharpness, however, in the end, he couldn't say a word.

Why do people have to grow? Why does the heart have to be vicissitudes, those big picture. In addition to those responsibilities, why can't people just be themselves?

The more heartache there is, the more you can't ask, and the more sad you are, the more you can't stop it. All he can do. Just do what you can to support. Just unravel it.

Looking at Qin Xufei's gloomy expression, he had to smile: "Okay, okay, I know that you are worried about us." We are strong. With you as a backer in the back, who would snub a distinguished guest like us, besides, with us in the south, at least we can help you watch the feudal country, but don't let Xiao Yuanfeng Zhuo Lingyun and these people take away your money in their lives. ”

Hearing him mention the sealing of the country, Qin Xufei was a little crying and laughing.

The so-called feudal kingdom is nothing more than something gilded for him.

To show that the State of Chu owes him enough affection, and he also has enough status to participate in the affairs of the State of Chu and have the right to decide, his status in the State of Chu must not be just a guest minister.

So the new king of Chu issued an edict, taking the land of Lu Qianli as his land, giving him the title of winged king, and then crowning him as the king of parliament and participating in state affairs.

All of this seems to be very beneficial, but in fact it is all false.

Because the right to discuss politics was originally the basis of their agreement, they were not afraid that the Chu people would not give it. The so-called thousand-mile feudal country is not small, but it is all in the southernmost part, can he Qin Xufei fly over the territory of these princes of Chu State to take over? On the surface, he repeatedly expressed his gratitude, wrote letters in his own hand, racked his brains to come up with appropriate words, and asked the princes of the southern region to take care of and manage the fiefdom for him.

These cumbersome and false texts made Qin Xufei secretly itch his teeth, and he didn't know which bastard came out of this evil idea. Liu Heng guessed that it might be Fang Qingchen's handiwork, but he didn't mention it too much.

In any case, Qin Xufei, as the prince of Qin, has made countless contributions to the Qin State, but he was jealous because of his military power and high merits. It's really ironic to say.

But Qin Xufei really didn't have much strength to force a smile again. He sighed, raised his hand and raised his whip to point to the celestial guard in front of him, and the splendid cigarette: "It's coming, let's go and greet it." ”

After saying this, he turned over and dismounted, and walked forward briskly. In order to express the most basic respect for the monarch of Chu, all the soldiers on the Jiangbei side also followed on foot.

Next to the carriages and horses on the south bank, from the driver like a cloud, a light white horse came out of the crowd: "The king of the council." ”

Qin Xufei raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Marquis of Zhenguo." ”

Fang Qingchen smiled and dismounted, floating to catch up.

The two saluted each other, and Fang Qingchen led Qin Xu to fly to the front of the royal car to salute.

Early in the morning, when the new emperor canonized Qin Xufei as the king of the council, he gave the same Fang Qingchen, who could see the king without kneeling and go to the palace with a sword.

Therefore, in terms of politeness, Qin Xufei only needs to bend down slightly, clasp his fists and salute, and say a few words about His Majesty's hard work all the way, and this king is late to greet him, such nonsense, and the things on the scene can be over.

The young emperor was also sensible, and he didn't dare to hold it up in front of him, so he was polite, and personally walked out of the imperial car and thanked him in a low voice.

This emperor, who was temporarily supported by a strong general, was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and in the face of this foreign powerhouse, his face was a little pale, and his eyes were a little panicked, but he had to force himself not to show his cowardice.

Qin Xufei looked a little pitiful for him, his tone was more relaxed, and his posture was lower.

Both sides were polite and polite, and after showing enough respect to each other, the carriage and horses continued to move forward.

The Qin army brought by Qin Xufei merged with the Chu army to escort the royal car, and a total of 5,000 elite Chu troops were directly escorted into Beijing on this trip. Together with the Qin army, he participated in the defense of the palace and the capital, as well as 10,000 Chu troops. There will be one or two takeovers one after another. Qin Xufei gave up to the Chu people to manage the underground city, and appropriately intervened in the defense of other cities.

The other escorted Chu troops are about to stop here and return to the south, and those who will go with them will be Liu Heng and other outstanding generals of the Qin army, as well as their subordinate troops.

If 10,000 people come, 10,000 people will naturally go. Once in the south, their forces will be scattered and placed in the territories of different princes, taking root. Intervene in the military forces of the South.

And the 10,000 Chu army in the south, when it enters the north, will naturally help in the defense of various checkpoints and cities, which can be regarded as a way for the north and south to supervise and tolerate each other.

Liu Heng is after Qin Xufei. also saluted the monarch of the Chu State, and then said goodbye to Qin Xufei and Fang Qingchen very simply.

Thus separated. No one knew when they would see each other again, but there was no other word than a faint word to take care.

This pair of best friends turned their backs. Each of them rode his horse. For the same goal, go on your own path, and no one will look back.

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The car drove all the way. Rest at night. Along the way, the post station officials all did their best to serve, but Qin Chu's escort army was very large, and if they had to be taken care of and resettled by local officials, it would be too much to disturb the people. So both sides set up camp outside the city. In order to show that Qin and Chu are one, they also deliberately connect the camps together, regardless of each other, although the soldiers on both sides are extremely uncomfortable, but they are not stiff and reluctant, and they have to pass next to each other.

It's just that this night, the tent of the Qin army leaned against the tent of the Chu army, and I was afraid that no one would dare to sleep, so everyone put the knife behind their head and used it as a pillow.

Of course, Qin Xufei also knew about this situation, but he didn't intend to come forward to appease everyone's uneasiness. This kind of thing, everybody, always

It is better to let the days go by for a long time, quietly blunt and embarrassing.

Life itself is a whip that will force people to do something they don't want to do, accept those they don't want to accept, face the reality, and make changes that they can't imagine. Even Qin Xufei, who was very warlike, yearning for glory and bravery, and had iron-blooded years, finally had to be willing to spend his life in government affairs, and how could others remain the same.

On this night, the Qin army and the Chu army tossed and turned, but Qin Xufei never tried to sleep at all. He waved off all the ground guards and walked slowly through the camp alone.

Barracks at night, very quiet. Everyone was silent with their eyes open, so there was not even a sound of snoring.

Qin Xufei was a little unaccustomed. He thought that he was worried about Liu Heng.

No matter how to maintain a harmonious atmosphere on the surface, the hostility caused by years of conquest has accumulated in the hearts of all Chu people, and in this way, people enter the south alone, even if those high-ranking princes treat them as honored guests, the hatred and embarrassment of the lower-level generals, soldiers, and people are innumerable.

In such a situation, trying to survive and maintain the apparent harmony, at the same time, we must carefully observe everything, guard against any possible changes, and ensure smooth communication with the Qin army in the north.

Qin Xufei apologized for his distant friend.

The life ahead will be difficult and dangerous, full of twists and turns, and so is he and so he is. Moreover, they can no longer support each other.

Thinking that in the future, he must firmly grasp power in government affairs that he is not familiar with, and strive to ensure the interests of all Qin people, he is a little weak-hearted. These are the things he's not good at. Can he really do a good job? Even though you can barely cope with it every day. But in the future, there will be no chance to go to real swords and guns, and make contributions on the battlefield, all the wisdom and mental strength can only be used to intrigue with others in the court, and the ugliness is full of ugliness, how long does this life have to be.

It should only take 10 years of patience, right?

He thought to himself. Ten years later, the foundation of the Qin people should be laid, they should have married and started a business, had children, integrated into this land, settled down, and could no longer be easily uprooted. And ten years later, as his elite division grew old and his vigor was no longer vigorous, then he ......

He smiled a little indifferently, and walked aimlessly in the moonlight.

The moment he sat down to negotiate, he knew he was at a disadvantage. The obsession in my heart is too deep, and any art of war skills have become useless dogmas.

It is too heavy to be a tyrant for the general, but it is also too heavy to be benevolent. It's not that he doesn't understand. But this army that has no country to rely on, no country to protect, no replenishment and no backup, everyone he can't give up after all. It was because of him that the whole army was so involved, and when a retreat for all the Qin people was in front of him, how could he refuse?

Even if he knew that he was going to isolate the court, in the long years, let the Chu people win back the power little by little.

Even if he knew that as the vitality of the Chu State gradually recovered, the youth of the Qin army gradually passed, and his throne of authority would gradually be shaken day by day until it finally collapsed.

In the history books, there are countless such examples. How many talented people are not ambitious in their home country, but they will enter and exit in a foreign country, and the scenery is unique for a while, however, there are a few people who die well. No matter how much you can do it, the people around you will always remember that you are an outlier. No matter how deep and heavy the effort is, as long as there is the slightest mistake, in a distant foreign country, people who have no foundation can be uprooted.

Other Qin soldiers, taking off their battle robes, always have the hope of returning to their hometown. And he, the prince of Qin, accepted the reward of Chu, but he never returned to the country.

Fortunately, Fang Qingchen is above board, and it is unlikely that he will be brutally liquidated in the end. But under surveillance, it is a matter of course to be idle and lonely.

However, while he still held enough power in his hands, he would deliberately give various preferential treatment in terms of policies, so that the powerful clan of the Chu State would be willing to marry the generals of the Qin army. These outstanding generals of the Qin army are all talented people, and as long as they are integrated into the various forces of the Chu State, they will naturally be taken seriously. In the future, even if he falls from the highest seat of power, as long as his subordinates and various forces have an intertwined and inseparable relationship, their interests will not have much impact.

This is really a long, long, long road, at least ten years of dead end......

After a pause, Qin Xufei quietly looked ahead, between the countless camp tents, the figure of looking at the moon with his hands in his hands.

Far away, he could only see the unclear silhouette of the man under the bright moon, and the moonlight shone on his side face, which was surprisingly lonely.

Qin Xufei smiled unconsciously, and the sorrow in his heart quietly threw it away.

It turned out that he was not the only one who stood up for a sleepless night on such a good day and night.