Jiang Xuanjin quietly looked at the four words, his pitch-black eyes blinked extremely slowly.

  It's not easy. When I first taught her calligraphy in Feiyun Palace, she didn't even write a single character properly after several months of teaching, but these four characters are written with great care and precision.

  It really means missing him.

  A faint sourness in his heart, he folded up the letter and carefully put it back into the letter box.

  "Master, pen and ink." Cheng Xiao very considerately sent the things over, placing them beside him, thinking that once he wrote a reply, they could be sent off immediately.

  However, Jiang Xuanjin lowered his eyes and waved his hand, saying, "No need."

  Take advantage of someone's momentary confusion.

  Lift the tent flap. Looked at the soldiers lined up on the low ground. The last battle had many casualties, and there were not enough medical supplies in the army. Many people were only lightly injured, but after a night's sleep, they couldn't get up again. On the road to Cangjiashan, I don't know how many of our own people were buried.

  The Northern Wei Dynasty is in great chaos, and people are suffering; it's not a time for personal matters between men and women.

  "Your Highness." The eunuch returned from outside, frowning and said, "A letter has arrived from Liu Jun."

  Both sides fought, the first to defeat the strategy, the second to defeat the diplomacy, the third to defeat the troops, and the last to attack the city. He had been secretly competing with Liu Yunlie all along, and he also wanted to have a good talk with him, but Liu Yunlie was unwilling to communicate. Now that he has taken the initiative to send a letter, Jiang Xuanjin naturally wants to accept it.

  He carefully read the letter and said: "Go and invite General Jiuzhou, let him follow me to the Shanzao Pavilion for a trip."

  Cheng Xiao was worried: "Are you going there in person?"

  "With the vanguard scouting ahead, what do I have to fear?" Jiang Xuanjin put on his armor, "Besides, Liu Yunlie and I have known each other for many years, I'm very clear about how he'll act."

  Liu Yunlie wouldn't deceive him with such a trick, knowing it was impossible to deceive him, so if he said he wanted to see him, he would definitely keep the appointment sincerely.

  The mountain wind is quite strong, and it's already May, but the top of Cang Jue Mountain is still cool. Liu Yunlie had set up tea utensils in a pavilion on the mountain waist, pouring water with his sleeves rolled up, looking particularly leisurely. If he didn't have many soldiers following behind him, Jiang Xuanjin would have thought he was just a young master who climbed the mountain and was resting here because he was tired.

  "It's been a long time, and yet Purple Sun's elegance hasn't diminished in the least?" Seeing him arrive, Liu Yunlie turned his head and smiled, "The dust of this journey has left me, your humble brother, disheveled."

  "Commander Liu is modest." Jiang Xuanjin walked into the pavilion and sat down calmly, "In the previous battle on the mountain path, Commander Liu indeed had an overwhelming momentum."

  The emperor fled to Fengyi, and Liu Yunlie self-proclaimed himself the Commander of the Million Army. Although his men in the army called him that, when he heard this title from Jiang Xuanjin's mouth, Liu Yunlie inexplicably felt a hint of mockery.

  He put down his tea cup and said, "A wise man doesn't speak in riddles. Your Majesty, you and I are at odds with each other, but the ones getting hurt are the Northern Wei soldiers. Why don't we call a truce for now and join forces to drive back Western Liang instead?"

  Jiang Xuanjin gave him a glance.

  Liu Yunlie laughed straightforwardly: "Can't let Xiliang reap the benefits for nothing."

  His fingers tapped on the stone table, and Jiang Xuanjin said, "If I'm not mistaken, Commander's Mèimèi is married to a great general of Western Liang."

  "Alas, don't mention this matter again." The smile on his face suddenly froze, and Liu Yunlie furrowed his brow, saying, "In the beginning, it was Your Majesty's own doing that led to the alliance through marriage. I tried to stop it but couldn't. Now that Western Liang has entered Wei, everyone scolds me as a traitor, but who knows my bitterness? My younger sister was young and naive when she got married, and once she acknowledged her husband, she wouldn't change her mind even if she were allowed to return home. I too lost my temper and cut off our sibling relationship with her. She turned around and directly went to Western Liang."

  The wind blew over, dispersing Liu Yunlie's few strands of ink-black hair, adding a few more touches of bleakness to his face.

  "I was born a man of Northern Wei, and I will die as the spirit of Northern Wei. Let me see with my own eyes Northern Wei being occupied by Western Liang people, I am not willing to accept it even if I were to be sliced into ten thousand pieces!"

  Every word and sentence is full of grand passion, listening to it makes one want to give a big round of applause.

  There was a faint flash of light in his dark eyes, and then it quickly went out. Jiang Xuanye pursed his lips and didn't speak.

  Liu Yunlie knew him well, and seeing his expression, he knew he had been moved by his own words. He hastily said: "I originally intended to escort Your Majesty to Luoyang, but who would have thought that Your Majesty insisted on sending troops to assist the Western Liang people in breaking through the capital? I was unwilling, so Your Majesty took Ning Guifei and went to Fengyuan. Otherwise, do you think Your Majesty would have parted ways with me?"

  This remark was very persuasive, and Jiang Xuanjin nodded slightly, asking: "Commander, how do you plan to join forces against the enemy?"

  He pulled out a map that had been prepared long ago and spread it on the table, pointing to it: "Now Kyoto is surrounded, but you and I are east of Kyoto. If Xiliang counterattacks, Your Majesty will be attacked from both front and back. On the other hand, if you and I make peace, the army of Ziyang will return to Kyoto from the Changhuai River domain, and I will lead my men to rush back along the Luo River. You and I will meet in the suburbs of the capital, and we can lend a helping hand to Lin Jun and others, driving away the 50,000 troops of Xiliang."

  Her eyes lit up, and Jiang Xuanjin nodded: "Okay."

  Liu Yunlie was overjoyed and took out his own token of identification, placing it on the table: "Let's exchange tokens as proof."

  Jiang Xuanjin touched the thick protective amulet given by Huaiyu at his waist.

  "Excuse me," he said, "My family heirloom was taken by two ignorant children to play with."

  Liu Yunlie's warm smile showed a slight crack.

  Taking a deep breath, he gritted his teeth: "If you want to show off that your wife has given birth to twins, just say so."

  "How can Du Wei's news be so well-informed?"

  Nonsense! On the day Li Huaiyu gave birth, he was like a madman opening the granary and distributing grain. The whole Northern Wei knew that Ziyang Jun had an incredible wife, who gave birth to twins in her first pregnancy!

  Isn't it ridiculous! The great Zi Yang Jun, making a big fuss about this small matter and startling the world, isn't he afraid of losing face? Who would envy him? Hmph, he wouldn't be envious at all!

  His temples throbbed with a green vein. Liu Yunlie said: "Congratulations, you're up."

  "It's nothing big." Jiang Xuanjin said with a light smile.

  With a "crack", the teacup in Liu Yunlie's hand shattered.

  Looking at Liu Yunlie's distorted face, he thought for a moment that this person was over 30 years old and still had no children. Alas, if he wanted to dominate the world, it wouldn't be easy, and if something unexpected happened, his family line would be cut off directly.

  The two of them chatted for a long time in the mountain pavilion. They came and went, with open knives and hidden guns, and finally ended their conversation smoothly.

  "Let's meet in Kyoto." Liu Yunlie smiled and clasped his fists together.

  Jiang Xuanjin returned a courtesy and then left with Jiuzhou.

  The smile on his face grew bigger and bigger, Liu Yunlie hastily descended the mountain, muttering to himself in a low voice: "It's been so long, it's about time I win once."

  This Cang Jun Mountain was occupied by Jiang Xuanjin with a good terrain, he attacked and also suffered 800 casualties and lost 1,000 soldiers. It would be easy to deal with him if he were lured to the capital city, once he arrived at the capital city, he would understand what it means to be attacked from both front and back!

  "Has Lord Zi Yang agreed?" the military advisor asked in surprise.

  Liu Yunlie smiled and nodded: "This guy is good everywhere, it's just that he's too easy to believe others. I made a pit for him, but he didn't fall into it."

  With the ceasefire in place, the pressure on his side has eased a lot. He can now comfortably prepare to set off and at least have a month of peaceful days ahead, just thinking about it makes him feel happy.

  However, for some reason, the journey to Kyoto was extremely unlucky, and several branch camps encountered many ambushes. The other side claimed to be insurgent warriors, always suddenly attacking and defeating small detachments of troops, and then disappearing without a trace.

  Once a loss of several hundred horses was nothing, but after repeated occurrences, Liu Yunlie became somewhat annoyed and found a city to repair and wait for the people in the back to catch up before continuing on.

  The battle report said: The army of Ziyang is about as fast as theirs and will probably arrive in the suburbs of the capital three days after them.

  So Liu Yunlie felt at ease and turned around to clean up these few unknown horses.

  When they arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, he was about to send someone to contact the nearby Western Liang army. As a result, unexpectedly, a large number of soldiers and horses came rushing from all sides, surrounding them fifty miles east of the outskirts of Beijing.

  The earth-shaking drumbeat startled Liu Yunlie into a daze on his horse.

  The Northern Wei historians referred to this battle as the "Mantis Battle", because the 100,000-strong army of Ziyang arrived at the capital with a speed that was shocking, successfully supporting Zhang Linjun and Nanping Jun, swallowing up the 30,000-strong Western Liang army in the manner of a mantis catching a cicada, then turning around to directly face the approaching Liu Yunlie, who thought he was the "oriole".

  Ziyang Jun was able to accurately learn of Liu Jun's military route, but it is not known how he did so. The battle lasted for half a month, and the outskirts of the capital were soaked in blood. Ziyang Jun led by example, using his long sword to behead 78 people, greatly boosting the morale of the troops.

  This battle marked a turning point, and Xiliang and Liu Yunlie's side retreated steadily.

  Li Huaiyu leaned on the window waiting and waiting, but never received a letter from Jiang Xuanjin's family.

  She looked a bit wronged, her eyes were red, and she asked Qing Si sideways: "Doesn't he miss me at all?"

  The green silk pinched the comb and combed her long hair for her: "You must be thinking of something."

  "Why didn't he even give me a letter? Even just one word would be fine." Huaiyu pouted, "I wake up every day with anticipation, anticipating and anticipating until nightfall, but still nothing"

  The more she spoke, the more wronged she felt. She hugged her knees and sniffled: "I didn't know before that waiting for someone could be so painful."

  Qing Si didn't know how to comfort her either, and could only force a smile and say: "Good news has come from the front lines, Western Liang has already begun withdrawing its troops."

  "What's next?"

  Then the emperor wanted to build a new capital in Fengyi, but for some reason he encountered obstacles and was unable to build it.

  "What else?"

  "Also, your skirt looks great today." The green silk moved away from her head.

  Li Huaiyu puffed out her cheeks. Extremely angry, she picked up the little rascal and the little troublemaker and put them on the soft couch, lined up in a row.

  "Your father is a scoundrel!" she said to her children, counting on her fingers. "He's cold and hot-tempered, and when he gets angry, it's hard to placate him. He's been gone for 672 hours! And before that, he bullied your mother, didn't care about me or love me, and even wanted to kill me. Now that I'm finally being magnanimous and not holding a grudge against him, he doesn't even bother to send me a letter!"

  Little trouble stared blankly at her with his eyes open, and the little rascal spat out a bubble. His expression was very innocent.

  "Your Highness, isn't this inappropriate?"

  "What's wrong with that? I'm their mother, and what I say is right!" Huaiyu continued to tattle, starting from Jiang Xuanjin not talking to her during meals, all the way to when he slept with his arm pressing against her neck.

  Qing Si silently looked out the window, thinking that it would be better for Jun Shang to come back earlier. If he comes back late, the two children will think their father is a big monster.

  Lu Jingxing made a special trip to the Princess's mansion and was met with a resentful face.

  She unfolded her fan and smiled: "A beauty rolls up the pearl screen, sits deeply and frowns. Only seeing tear stains wet, I don't know who she hates in her heart."

  "Whoever dares to provoke me, I'll hate whoever it is!"

  Lu Jingxing: "I'm sorry"

  Women really don't make sense!

  "How did you have time to come over?" Huai Yu looked at him sideways, "Isn't business been busy lately?"

  "Yes." Lu Jinghang said. "Thanks to your blessing, the situation in all places has stabilized, I think, silver is really easy to make."

  Li Huaiyu gave him a white eye: "Only you, Lu Da Zhanggui, can say such things."

  When the war broke out, business was bad everywhere, and many merchants went bankrupt and fled. He alone had a big appetite, buying in large quantities when no one asked about the shops, and as soon as the situation stabilized, he raised prices, and silver poured into his pockets, making others jealous but unable to do anything about it.

  "Alright, your family's Lord has helped me a great deal, I should also give you a gift in return." Lu Jinghang waved his hand and had the person behind him bring over a sandalwood long box, "Take it."

  Hua Yu took it over and glanced at it, finding that it was a piece of high-quality jade, carved into a person with a clear brow and bright eyes. The person wore a fox fur cloak, held a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, stood up straight, and had a lot of style.

  No need to mention who it was, Li Huaiyu looked at him twice and her eyes turned red.

  "Are you doing this on purpose?" She gritted her teeth, "Knowing how much I've been thinking about him, and yet you still bring this up?"

  "Hey, don't get excited." With a wave of his fan, Lu Jinghang smiled and said, "This was revealed by the abbot at Hanshan Temple. This jade has spiritual energy, you just need to hold it while sleeping for 49 days, and the person who carved the jade will appear before you."

  Only fools would believe such nonsense!

  Li Huaiyu stared for a while and couldn't help but ask: "Really?"

  Lu Jinghang looked at her deeply and nodded: "Really."

  She grasped the jade carving in her arms and glared at him fiercely, saying: "If it's fake, I'll break your legs!"

  So, Qing Si found that her master was no longer sighing every day, but wherever he went, he would hold onto the jade carving, and even when eating or sleeping, he wouldn't let go. He even brought it with him to take a bath, and once tried to bring it into the toilet, but she managed to stop him just in time.

  Amidst the laughter, she felt a little heartache.

  Jiang Xuanyin pinched his brush and stared at the letter paper in front of him, hesitating for a long time.

  "My lord." The scout came in to report, "Liu Yunlie has fled to Fengyue."

  He paused for a moment, put down the pen in his hand, stood up and asked: "Can you catch up?"

  Take advantage of an opportunity to shake one's head.

  Liu Yunlie's army was defeated like a mountain collapse, and he was pursued by various sealed kings. No one knows what he is thinking, but he suddenly turned his head and rushed straight to Fengyuan, and no one can stop him.

  Her eyes dimmed slightly, and Jiang Xuanjin fell silent for a long time.

  Li Huairan is an orthodox emperor, even if he doesn't have actual power at present, he still holds the jade seal.

  "Never mind," he said. "Even if we can't catch up, let's go and take a look."