A man with a face full of vicissitudes cried silently in front of him, and this scene still gave Nanliujing a headache.

But Nan Liujing could understand Yao Sheng'an's mood, so he just gently patted Yao Sheng'an's shoulder and waited for Yao Sheng'an to slowly calm down.

After a while, Yao Shengan's crying stopped, and he turned his face: "It's a gaffe." ”

"It's better to cry out than to hold it in your heart." Nan Liujing handed over the handkerchief and asked someone to bring a basin of warm water.

Yao Shengan briefly freshened up and sat back next to Nan Liujing, with a little embarrassment on his face.

Nan Liujing said thoughtfully: "Uncle should you go back to the house early to rest?" ”

Yao Shengan hid his face and sighed.

Forget it, I'm crying, I'm still embarrassed.

"I'm not sleepy yet, are you tired?"

Nan Liujing shook his head.

Yao Shengan put down his hands and said, "Then let's talk." ”

"I have something to tell you."

"—It's about the truth about that battle and where I've been in the past eighteen years."

Twenty-two years ago, the second year of Yongqing.

Yao Rong and Ji Guifei entered the palace at the same time, and they were both canonized as Zhaorong.

Yao Shengan went to the border and followed General Yao to train.

Nineteen years ago, Yongqing five years.

Yao Rong was pregnant and promoted to Concubine Zhao.

Yao Shengan also became the "Little General Yao" in the mouth of the border soldiers and border people.

In the study, the incense burner is smoking, and the candles are bright.

Yao Shengan sat at the table, holding a teacup in his hand.

The heat rushed up, hazy the outline of his facial features, and also made the scar look less hideous.

"During that time, Dijon often sent small forces to slaughter villages, and I would take my men out on patrol every day after training, trying to intercept and kill those animalsBear. ”

"But unfortunately, they come and go as fast as they come, and by the time I get the news and rush over, it's often too late."

"But after a few times, I found some clues, guessing that Di Rong might have to use heavy troops against Daye."

Nan Liujing suddenly said: "That's why the eldest uncle, the second uncle and the younger uncle will jointly write a letter, saying that Di Rong is going to launch a large-scale war against Daye, please prepare the court early?" ”

Yao Shengan raised his head, a little surprised: "It seems that you know a lot about the things of the year." ”

Nan Liujing couldn't explain too much, so he only said: "My martial arts master is Liang Guangyu, and the master is Qu Jianbai. ”

"It turned out to be them." Yao Shengan suddenly said, "Then I don't need to go into too much detail." ”

Nanliu nodded: "I want to hear what happened from your little uncle's perspective." ”

Yao Sheng'an lowered his eyes and continued: "Guessing that Di Rong was going to invade the border on a large scale, my eldest brother and second brother immediately began to deploy troops. ”

"One of them led the army to garrison Xingtang Pass, and the other led the army to sit in Shanhe Pass, relying on each other, as long as one side is in danger, the other side can immediately rush to help."

In the mind of Nanliujing, the geographical location of Tangguan and Shanhe Pass immediately appeared.

Xingtang Pass is the first line of defense on the border, and Shanhe Pass is the second line of defense.

As long as the enemy can resist the enemy outside the two levels, Dijon's army will not be able to truly attack the Northland, and the sixteen cities within the two levels will also be protected from the flames of war.

"This layout is not unstable." Nanliu Jingdao.

Yao Shengan said: "You're right, this layout mainly relies on the terrain of the two levels that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”

"If you want to break this layout, you must find a way to make chaos inside Xingtang Pass and Shanhe Pass, and force the army to go out of Tangguan and Shanhe Pass."

Nan Liujing sighed lightly and knew the answer: "So Di Rong cut off the supply of Daye's soldiers, so that there was no way to transport grain and grass into the city. ”

Yao Shengan smiled lightly, even if so much time had passed, and when he recalled the past, there was still a tragic look in his eyes.

"From the beginning of the war, my eldest brother and second brother were urging the grain transport officer, but the grain and grass were not in place."

"Later, the grain transport officer assured my eldest brother and second brother one after another, saying that the grain and grass were already on the way, and they could be sent to the customs in ten days at most."

"The grain transport officer did not lie, the grain and grass were indeed delivered on the ninth day. But on that day, Di Rong suddenly made a big move and stopped at the gate of the two passes, so that the grain transport team could not enter the city safely. ”

"If we want to get out of the city, there is only one way to go, and that is to kill from the front."

Yao Sheng'an closed his eyes, as if he could still see the raging fire.

Only two miles of land.

It's only two miles away.

Determined to die, they fought to the death against the enemy under the city walls, but they could only watch as the fire rose into the sky, burning all the food and grass.

There is no point in killing them out.

Moreover, they can't kill it.

At the critical moment, it was General Yao Lao who led the army to arrive, repelled the enemy, and relieved the difficulty of Shanhe Pass.

After a short rest at Shanhe Pass, General Yao decided to send troops to rescue Tang Pass.

After all, the situation in Xingtang Pass is even worse than that of Shanhe Pass, and the number of enemies faced is also greater.

Recalling the scene back then, Yao Shengan smiled lightly, but the candle flame reflected the wetness at the end of his eyes: "In addition to the army brought by my father, only the five thousand people under my command still maintain combat effectiveness in Shanhe Pass." So I asked myself to be a trail blazer. ”

The corners of Nan Liujing's lips tightened.

He knew that the most critical place was coming.

Yao Sheng'an suddenly changed his words: "You should have heard of the institution of the Dark Pavilion." ”

"There are two divisions in the Dark Pavilion, one is left in Kyoto and is responsible for defending the king; The second part is scattered all over the world, specializing in gathering intelligence. ”

"The relationship between Daye and Di Rong is tense, and there are frictions all year round, so there are many members of the Dark Pavilion scattered in the sixteen cities on the border."

"These members of the Secret Pavilion are not under the command of the military department, but when they collect important information, they will convey it to the military department in a timely manner."

"Before leaving, my father received a tip from the Dark Pavilion."

Nan Liujing didn't expect that there was still something about the Dark Pavilion here, and his eyebrows frowned slightly: What role did the Second Department of the Dark Pavilion play in that battle.

He had doubts in his heart, but he did not interrupt Yao Shengan's narration.

"My father arranged the troops according to the line report, and ordered me to lead the team to march quickly, and rush to Maple Valley within one day to ambush and intercept the enemy's logistics and grass."

When General Yao entered Shanhe Pass, although he also carried a lot of grain and grass, these grains and grasses could not last long.

To grab Dijon's logistics grain and grass, firstly, you can increase the amount of grain and grass on your side, and secondly, you can make Dijon chaotic.

So Yao Shengan went.

Nan Liujing was even more suspicious: "Is there something wrong with the wire report from the dark pavilion?" ”

When he recalled this, Yao Sheng'an's face no longer had pain, only cold and piercing hatred.

"There's nothing wrong with the tip-off from the Dark Pavilion."

"On the twentieth day of December in the fifth year of Yongqing, Dijon will indeed have a logistics force to escort grain and grass through Maple Valley."

"But what the intel doesn't mention is—"

"From beginning to end, this is a trap set by Dijon."

"In addition to that logistics force, Dijon also ambushed 10,000 troops in Maple Leaf Valley."

By the time he realized something was wrong, it was too late.

The difference between 5,000 to 10,000, the exhausted side and the enemy who are ready to fight......

There was almost no suspense in this battle.

Yao Sheng'an had no hope of surviving at that time, and was just trying his best to kill and injure the enemy.

But I don't know whether God pities him or hates him, and when the battle is over and the world is silent again, he, who should have died, opened his eyes again.

He dragged his scarred body, stepped over the bones of his comrades, and limped out of Maple Leaf Valley.

"Before entering Maple Leaf Valley, I was still General Yao Xiao, whom everyone admired."

"When I climbed out of Maple Valley beyond recognition, I had already become the sinner of the Yao family that everyone shouted at."

Nanliujing was silent.

Yao Rong in the endless space was also silent.

Yao Shengan lowered his head and smiled, and continued: "Everyone in the world says that my father and brother fell for the enemy's strategy in order to save me. ”

"But I know that my dad has absolutely no plan to hit the enemy."

"On the contrary, he saw through the enemy's strategy, so he led 30,000 elites to fight Di Rong head-on, killing and wounding Di Rong as much as possible, causing Di Rong to suffer heavy losses, and finally unable to continue to go south, and successfully saved the people of the 16 cities in the north from a military disaster."

Nanliu nodded: "After the end of that war, Dijon's army retreated within a few days. General Yao may not have won, but he definitely didn't lose. ”

Yao Shengan sneered: "It's a pity that the ministers and ministers of the court are not as clear as you can see." ”

Nan Liujing said: "Maybe they see it clearly, but they don't care." They only care about their own power, and they just want to take this opportunity to suppress the generals and win the party battle. ”

Yao Shengan poured himself a cup of tea violently, and after calming down a little, he continued, "You're right. That's why I didn't go back to the capital at that time. I'm worried that as soon as I show up in the capital, I will be killed. ”

Raising his hand and touching his scar, Yao Shengan said: "The scar on my face has become the best disguise, and over the years, I have never stopped tracking down the things of that year." ”

In the past eighteen years, he has worked hard to live even if he has borne all the sins, because the stigma of the Yao family has not been cleared, and because the person who should really pay for the lives of the 30,000 soldiers has not yet been ambushed.

It is possible that the world will fail those who have shed their blood and sacrificed for it, but there will always be people who will always remember it.

Nan Liujing's eyes lit up slightly, and he thought of the conversation between him and the teacher: "In the past eighteen years, my little uncle has not been heard from, and now he suddenly appears in front of me, it must be ......"

Yao Shengan smiled again.

It's just that unlike before, this time his smile was palpable with relief and relaxation.

"Don't worry, you can listen to me continue." Yao Shengan motioned to Nan Liujing to be calm, "When I was eating out last year, I heard Yao Nan talking about Yao Nan at the next table, and I was a little suspicious of your identity at that time. ”

Nan Liujing sighed: "Little uncle, you are too sharp. ”

Yao Shengan said: "Your age is just right. And in the Northland, few people dare to have the surname Yao. The word south is a national surname. If you dare to use these two words to combine your own name, you either have extreme confidence in your own strength, or you have a hole in your brain. ”

Nanliujing: "......"

He can't recognize the latter.

However, he did deliberately use the name Yao Nan.

"Later, I kept asking about your deeds."

Yao Shengan raised his head and looked directly at Nanliujing, a faint fire lit up in his eyes.

"I can see it, you want this world, don't you."

Nan Liujing asked: "If I say yes, how does my little uncle feel?" ”

Yao Sheng'an smiled: "When Emperor Taizu established Daye, the ancestors of our Yao family had already begun to guard the border. ”

"For generations, exhaustively."

"Every inch of land on the border is soaked in the blood and tears of the Yao family."

"You are Sister A's only child, you have the blood of the Nan family and the Yao family flowing in your body at the same time, no one is more suitable for that position than you."

"If you want this world, then I will give you a knife and wish you success in the hegemony." As he spoke, Yao Shengan picked up a box he was carrying and put it on the table.

"This is ......" Nanliujing is hidden, but he is not sure.

"The contents can prove that the grain transport officer back then, that is, the current secretary of the military department, deliberately delayed the fighter plane, resulting in the grain and grass not being delivered on time."

"The things inside can prove that the people of the Dark Pavilion in the Northland have already betrayed Emperor Yongqing. They deliberately sent the incomplete report to my father, causing my father to make a mistake in judgment. ”

"The contents can prove that the few lieutenants who made false confessions back then were either bribed or killed."

"And most importantly—"

The faint light in Yao Shengan's eyes lit up little by little, and instantly turned into a raging fire that burned the prairie in an instant, as if he wanted to burn out all his life's obsessions.

"There is conclusive evidence of Ji Yushan's collusion with Di Rong."

"It was he who ordered the grain transporter to delay the delivery of grain and grass, it was he who ordered the Secret Pavilion to deliver the news, and it was he who revealed my father's and brother's marching route to Dijon."

"Eighteen years ago, the collapse of the Yao family and the death of 30,000 elites were all caused by Ji Yushan! His selfish thoughts ruined Daye's hundred-year-old layout on the border! ”

This wooden box is not large, but the contents inside are too heavy.

Nan Liujing's palms trembled slightly, and he tried twice before he successfully opened the wooden box.

Almost all of the objects inside were yellowed.

Engraved with the traces of time.

Nan Liujing glanced at it a few times and closed the wooden box: "Little uncle, are you sure you want to hand over these things to me?" ”

Yao Shengan said: "These things are of little use in my hands, I am already a wasted person who has lost power, even if the evidence is conclusive, I can't bring down Ji Yushan, who is in full swing." ”

"I'm not at ease when I hand it over to someone else."

"The value of these things can only be maximized if they are in your hands."

Nanliu Jing took two deep breaths and said what Yao Shengan wanted to hear the most: "Little uncle, don't worry, I will definitely correct my grandfather and the two uncles, and I will definitely make everyone involved in this matter pay the price." ”

"Then please."

Yao Shengan smiled lightly, his eyebrows stretched.

The slightly stiffened back was like a thousand pounds of burden, and it was finally able to straighten.

At the end of this day, Yao Shengan's mood fluctuated. After handing over the wooden box to Nan Liujing, he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes.

Nan Liujing asked his subordinates to send Yao Shengan back to rest, he stayed alone in the study, washed his hands, and opened the wooden box again: "Teacher, let's take a look." ”

Yao Rong said softly: [Okay.] ]

The evidence inside the wooden box was all sorted and placed.

The view of the south stream is from the beginning.

He read it very slowly, and after reading each one, he would discuss it with Yao Rong, and only pick up another piece of evidence when the discussion was over.

By the time Nan Liujing finished looking at the contents of the wooden box, the candles on the table had burned to the end, and a line of fish belly white appeared on the horizon.

"I've read it all." Nan Liujing rubbed his eyebrows, and asked with a strong spirit, "Teacher, do you feel happy?" ”

[What am I happy about?] ]

Nan Liujing was a little confused when asked: "...... With these things, we will be able to justify the name of the Yao family. ”

[Indeed.] Yao Rong expressed his approval, [I am very happy in my heart. ]

[Rehabilitating the Yao family.] ]

[And for everything Yao Shengan has done in the past 18 years.] ]

[He lost his identity, he lost his status, he lost his family, and there was not a day that he did not live in pain and hatred. ]

[But he was not trapped by pain and hatred, but kept spurring himself with pain and hatred, and collected the evidence of the crime in advance before Ji Yushan and them took action to erase many traces. ]

Time is enough to erase a lot of things, so Nan Liujing has been investigating the Yao family's case, but he hasn't gained much.

But Yao Shengan is different.

He was a first-hand witness to the battle eighteen years ago, and he knew better than anyone else what was going on and where to start investigating.

It was he who cheered up in time, and spent a full eighteen years in exchange for this box of evidence.

Yao Rong is proud of Yao Shengan from the bottom of his heart.

This is the little general of their Yao family.

Nan Liujing also boasted: "Uncle Xiao is really powerful. ”

"When the Yao family had an accident, he was only eighteen years old, which is about the same age as me now."

Yao Rong waited for him to finish sighing, and suddenly asked: [Are you sleepy?] ]

"Okay." Nan Liujing got up and moved his muscles, "I'm going to eat something and then go back to the house to catch up on sleep." ”

[It's good that you're not in a hurry to sleep.] ]

Yao Rong's voice was a little softer: [Why don't we talk about it, when did you guess?] ]

Nan Liujing subconsciously said: "Guess what......"

His voice paused suddenly, his eyes blinked twice at an extremely fast frequency, and he suddenly yawned: "It's so strange, why are you suddenly sleepy." ”

"Teacher, I won't tell you, I have to hurry up and catch up on sleep. There are still a bunch of official documents waiting for me to deal with in the yamen and the barracks, and there are too many things to do in the past few days, and I can't keep busy at all. ”

Yao Rong didn't speak.

Nanliujing strode towards the backyard.

After walking more than ten steps, his steps became slower and slower, slower and slower, and finally stopped with a weak heart, with a little grievance in his voice that he didn't even notice: "Teacher, don't stop talking." ”

Yao Rong sighed softly: [Okay, I've spoken, are you still leaving.] ]

Nanliu Jingzhi was in place: "Don't go." ”

Looking at Nan Liujing's slightly stubborn face, Yao Rong didn't know what to say for a while.

Nan Liujing is a very intelligent and very assertive person.

He is not only her child, but also the future genius she has cultivated with all her heart.

Sometimes even she, if she doesn't pay attention, falls into his verbal trap.

She didn't know when he guessed her identity, nor what he had in mind, so she never took the initiative to find out to her.

If it weren't for Yao Sheng'an's sudden appearance and making him show his flaws, maybe she wouldn't have noticed this much later.

[…… What I taught you, you learned very well, no, it can already be used on me. ]

Nan Liujing lowered his eyes: "Are you angry?" ”

Yao Rong asked rhetorically: [Have I ever been angry with you?] ]

Nan Liujing shook his head.

[So what are you thinking, Liujing.] ]

Yao Rong took the initiative to provoke: [Or should I call you, my child.] ]

Nan Liujing's body stiffened slightly, he opened his mouth, and the title that he had said countless times in his heart, he was finally able to blurt out: "Mother." ”

[It's me.] Yao Rong's eyes were slightly bent, and there was a smile in his voice.

Nan Liujing shouted again: "Teacher." ”

[Whichever title you like, call it.] If you think it's too awkward to call your mother, you'll still call the teacher in the future. ]

"It's not awkward."

Nan Liujing shook his head.

"It's not awkward at all."

"Mother, if you want to ask me any questions, just ask. Breakfast isn't ready in the kitchen yet, so I have plenty of time to answer your questions. ”

Yao Rong first asked the question he was most concerned about: [When did you guess it.] ]

Nanliujing walked to the nearby gazebo and sat down.

Facing the morning light and breeze, Nanliujing squinted his eyes comfortably: "Before leaving Beijing." ”

[That was two years ago.] ]

Although Yao Rong never concealed her concern for Nan Liujing, she was still surprised that Nan Liujing could guess her identity by herself.

[Can you satisfy my curiosity?] ]

"Absolutely."

Nan Liujing's eyes were more curved, with a little pride.

"Actually, from the beginning, I didn't believe that you were too ||Sent by Emperor Zu, but I didn't think about it either. ”

"Later, we spent the first Chinese New Year's Eve together."

"Even I didn't know that Gui Sheng liked to eat chestnut cakes, but you know, and I specially prepared one for Gui Sheng."

"I felt something was wrong. Saving Gui Sheng can be said to be to gain my trust, but the act of giving Gui Sheng chestnut cake is more like just for Gui Sheng. ”

"Later, when the teacher told me about the Yao family's case, the conversation suddenly changed and asked me not to complain about my mother."

"At that time, I was thinking that the teacher was my ideal mother figure, which fulfilled all my imagination of female elders."

There are many, many more insignificant details.

These details were separated and could not be noticed at all, but they were all piled together, which deepened his doubts.

"The doubts in my heart are accumulating, and many times, I feel that I am close to the truth, but I always feel that I am still a foot in the door."

"Until that day, I completed the main quest four and successfully subdued Mr. Qu. When the mission prompt sounded, I suddenly reacted. ”

"Every time you post a task, the closing sentence is the same sentence: there is no penalty for failing the task."

From the time he was born, he was called "the ominous man" and "the man of the mother" by his blood father.

Gui Sheng and Aunt Chunyu were very good to him, but a large part of this kindness was due to the kindness of his mother.

Before you meet your teacher, only one person will love him unconditionally.

That's his mother.

Even though he had never met his mother, he was incredibly sure of it.

After meeting the teacher, he suffered from gains and mistakes, and he was also nervous, but the sentence "there is no punishment for failure in the mission" that he has never been absent for many years finally convinced him that the teacher will love him unconditionally and can't bear to let him be hurt.

Who will look forward to his future, guide his growth, give him a name, prepare him with fine clothes and accessories, and plant a persimmon tree with him?

At that moment, the answer that was about to come out finally came to his mind clearly.

His teacher was his mother.

The person who loves him unconditionally, even if he returns to him in another capacity, will still prove it to him again and again, and make him convinced of this. ：，，