() December 30, 173 A.D.

Suger, Su Provincial Assembly Hall.

A meeting to decide the future fate of Luo Pingyuan was held here, and the meeting was attended by Li Xia and Li Qiu representing the Li clan, Bai Tengqi, Bai Yunqi and Bai Ruolan representing the Bai clan, Su Bingbing representing the Ye clan, and Li Yuxuan and his generals representing the military.

At this meeting, the generals led by Li Fang demanded the establishment of the state and elected Li Yuxuan as the king of the new kingdom, but were stopped by Xu Ruoyu.

"Now we are still in a weak position in the southern part of the continent, and the reason why many countries are not doing anything against us now is because we now still represent a local power in the old kingdom of Carol in a sense. And once we establish a state, it will inevitably give an excuse to those countries that have territorial ambitions against us, and then the shape will become quite bad. ”

Xu Ruoyu's opinion was supported by the majority of the people attending the meeting, and the strategic policy of "consolidating political power and slowing down the king" was finally established.

At this meeting, Xu Ruoyu fully embodied his role as a political officer, and a series of regulations and systems drafted by him were all made known at the meeting. It is precisely because of these regulations and the determination of the system that a solid political foundation has been laid for the future Yuxuan Heavenly Empire.

First of all, the meeting determined that Li Yuxuan's army would be called "homeland" to the outside world, with Li Yuxuan as the supreme commander, and he would not be called the king but "the young master". In terms of the military rank system, Li Yuxuan personally formulated the detailed ranks. In terms of military establishment, the establishment of a "riding and walking system" has been established. That is, several mobile units were created separately on the cavalry side, while the infantry units were under unified command.

On December 31, the last day of the 173rd year of the imperial calendar, three orders signed by Li Yuxuan and Xu Ruoyu respectively, namely the canonization order, the administrative order and the military order, made the entire Free Army achieve a clear separation of powers and responsibilities, made the military discipline be rectified, and also made the political, economic and cultural aspects of the entire Luo Pingyuan have been managed, laying a solid foundation for the future development of the Free Army.

On the same day and night, Tang Xu and the head of the family's sister Su Bingbing got engaged in the head of the family's mansion (that is, the original Su Mansion), drawing a happy end to this 473 year full of turmoil and chaos.

In the hall, the sound of drinking and celebrating was a ruckus, and Li Yuxuan and Bai Ruolan slipped into the backyard of Su Mansion when everyone was not paying attention.

Sitting side by side with the small su in the backyard, the snow is flying outside the window.

The cold wind blew into Xiao Su from the outside through the window, Ruolan's small body leaned into Li Yuxuan's arms, and the shadows of the two were connected under the lamplight.

Hugging the lover in his arms, Li Yuxuan suddenly left the war and power behind. Now he has only Bai Ruolan in his heart and eyes. In this moment, there is nothing more important than the lover in your arms.

The two sat in each other's arms like this, silently staring at the snow outside the window, feeling each other's body temperature and heartbeat, and were speechless for a long time.

In the end, it was Li Yuxuan who broke the quiet atmosphere.

"Ruolan, why didn't you ask me why I didn't say goodbye that day?"

"Because you have your business to do! you are not destined to belong to me alone!"

Ruolan was still staring at the snowflakes outside the window, but there was a trace of sadness and desolation in her eyes.

It is precisely because she is a rational and intelligent woman that she understands Li Yuxuan's dream better, and understands that this man does not belong to her alone, he belongs to this era.

Li Yuxuan gently pulled Ruolan's shoulders and took her into his arms.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry......"

Li Yuxuan repeated this sentence vigorously.

God knows how many times I've blamed myself these days, how many times I've wanted to say this to her, how many times I've dreamed of her haggard face.

The man in his arms wept softly.

Yes, how heartbroken it was to learn that the Li Mansion had been reduced to ashes overnight, as if the whole world had collapsed in front of me all of a sudden, and the warm embrace that once belonged to me disappeared all at once. Can't believe it's true, and can't believe it's true.

In the first few days of locking himself in the "Orchid Garden", the sorrow of despair has been deeply entangled in him, and the pain in his heart tears at his spirit and heart, and he has already despaired of Yiqiē. In the next few days, when he learned that there was no Li Yuxuan's body in the fire, the whole person seemed to come to life again. But then came the cruel reality of being deceived by the person he loved deeply. In the end, after experiencing a heavy blow, he walked out of the "Orchid Garden" with a scarred heart.

Now, when I finally heard the apology of my loved one and once again had the warm embrace that belonged to me, the psychological defense line that I had been holding on to these days suddenly collapsed, and tears couldn't help but slip from the corners of my eyes.

Holding Ruolan's tear-stained face, staring deeply into Ruolan's affectionate and tear-filled eyes, guilt and remorse welled up in her heart at the same time.

Gently wiping away the tears from the corners of his lover's eyes, Li Yuxuan leaned down and kissed Ruolan's lips.

The strong love overflowed Xiao Su in an instant, and it seemed that Tang Xu no longer seemed cold in winter.

This is their first kiss, which is the best secret between lovers and the most wonderful emotional transmission in the world.

The night passed quietly in hugging and kissing.

The last day of the 173rd year of the imperial calendar finally came to an end.

Love!

Beautiful love brings happiness to people!

What about war?

What will the brutal war bring to the people?

Bidding farewell to the 473 years known as the "turbulent years", ushering in the 474 years known as the "bloody years".

As Xu Ruoyu, the future prime minister of the Yuxuantian Empire, said, the 474 years of the imperial calendar are a blood-red memory.