I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 381 An Unimportant Trifle

ten days later.

With a speed that can be called a blitzkrieg, the Daning army completely captured the two prefectures of Dafeng Huailing and Yong'an in less than a month after dispatching troops. Soldiers from all states gather in Wonju, ready to move to the front line at any time.

Like the last time, this time it is also a "national mobilization".

Thirty-five of the thirty-six states have more or less sent state troops.

Only Liang Zhen, the commander-in-chief of Shuzhou, did not send a single soldier on the pretext that the Shuzhou army had no more soldiers to use.

In addition to the fierce national war, the people of Daning have also heard about another "little thing" recently.

The real culprit behind the assassination of Prince Shun last year was not Xuantianhui, but the current Holy One - Ning Yongnian.

And at that time, Princess Rou'an, the only one who survived the catastrophe and disappeared, was not dead, and she was in Shuzhou!
Of course.

Compared with the front-line war, such a "royal scandal" is obviously not very attractive, and many people don't believe it at all.

But whether they care or not, believe it or not, Wei Changtian's goal has actually been achieved.

In the final analysis, this is just a pretext for "creating a new king".

On the thirteenth day after leaving Yuanzhou City, Wei Changtian and his party finally returned to Shuzhou City.

He didn't inform anyone in advance, but went home directly in the carriage.

The vermilion gate, the hundred-year-old locust tree whose canopy can be seen across the courtyard wall, and the stone lion squatting at the gate baring its teeth.
Nearly half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and everything in the small house has hardly changed.

If there is any difference, maybe there are more maids and servants entering and leaving the hospital.

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He got out of the carriage, crossed the threshold, waved his hand at the porter's surprised eyes, and then walked straight behind the maid who was fetching water in the yard.
"cough!"

Wei Changtian let out a dry cough, which made the servant girl's shoulders tremble in fright, and then froze suddenly.

Qiu Yun turned his head in disbelief, and the moment he saw Wei Changtian, the copper basin in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

"Master, son!"

"Is it really you?!"

"Hahaha, that's what you asked"

Wei Changtian tilted his head and jokingly said, "Could it be that I haven't seen you for a year and already don't recognize me?"

"I"

Qiu Yun opened her mouth wide in a daze, and tears welled up in an instant, but she didn't know what to say for a while.

If it was Yuan'er at this moment, she would have thrown herself into Wei Changtian's arms long ago.

But Qiu Yun, who knows more about the rules, is not very good at doing such things.

No matter how excited I was in my heart, it only turned into a trembling sentence in the end——

"Master, son, how are you these days?"

"not good."

Unexpectedly, Wei Changtian shook his head and gave a negative answer.

A look of worry and distress immediately appeared on Qiu Yun's face, but before she could ask, Wei Changtian completed the sentence with a twisted smile.

"Without you by my side, I don't have anyone to warm my bed when I sleep. Do you think this will be okay?"

"what?"

Blinking in a daze, Qiu Yun quickly understood that Wei Changtian was playing tricks on him.

Feeling her cheeks were slightly hot, she lowered her head and spat softly: "Master, son, why are you still as unruly as before?"

"Hahaha, Qiuyun, please remember that there are only two types of men who are not prudish and those who are not prudish."

Wei Changtian patted Qiuyun on the head: "There is no real man in this world."

"Nonsense. Young Master himself is not a decent person, so why don't you just pretend that no one else is?"

Faced with such fallacies, Qiuyun naturally only took it as a joke.

And Wei Changtian didn't intend to explain further, he just looked around, and then asked with some doubts:
"Wan'er and the others?"

"Oh, the eldest lady, the second lady, and several girls are all in the backyard." Qiu Yun answered truthfully.

Madam?Second lady?
Hearing Qiu Yun's name, Wei Changtian was slightly taken aback, but soon understood.

Obviously, judging from the passing time, the eldest wife should be Lu Jingyao, and the second wife should be Xu Qingwan.

Because Yang Liushi and Liang Qin have no titles yet, they both use "girls" instead. It is estimated that they will become the third and fourth wives respectively in Qiu Yun's mouth.

Good fellow, Wei Xiaobao has only married seven wives, and now he has four.

So it seems that becoming a "Wei Xiaobao" is just around the corner.
"What are they doing in the backyard? Playing mahjong?"

After asking casually, Wei Changtian stepped forward to go to the backyard, ready to have a good talk with Comrade Xiao Xu, whom he hadn't seen for half a year, and casually say hello to Lu Jingyao, who he hadn't seen for a year.

However, Qiu Yun who was following behind shook his head and replied in a low voice:

"Young master, no."

"Sister Suyue gave birth this morning, and my wife and girls are waiting there."

"Ok?"

Wei Changtian stopped immediately and looked back at Qiu Yun: "Li Suyue is having a baby today?"

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There is no doubt that the term "having a baby" is a bit too literal in this world.

Fortunately, Qiu Yun had already adapted to Wei Changtian's style, so he nodded slightly.

"Well, so young master, don't go there now."

"How about I call the ladies over?"

"no need."

The expression became a bit complicated, Wei Changtian was silent for a while, then suddenly turned and walked towards the gate.

"I'm going to do some errands first."

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An hour later, outside Shuzhou City, Xiaoqingshan.

After "wandering" for half a year, he ran out of the city without even taking a seat when he returned home. The reason why Wei Changtian behaved like this was because he had important things to do.

Um.
In fact, this matter is not so important.

"My lord, do you want to engrave words on the stele?"

Beside him, Chu Xianping had already repaired a piece of bluestone into horizontal and vertical rectangular slabs with a knife, and Du Chang not far away had already brought people to bury soil in a big pit.

There is a porcelain altar in the pit, which contains the ashes of Wang Gan brought back from the Gobi in the West Desert.

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Looking at the flat and smooth surface of the stele, Wei Changtian remained silent.

According to the usual practice, the inscriptions of the ancients are generally divided into three parts: "header, text, and inscription". Praise words such as "beautiful through the ages" and "loyalty to the liver and courage".

Of course, Wei Changtian doesn't know Wang Gan's specific information now, but if he really wants to find out, it probably won't be difficult.

but
"I'll engrave it."

When the last handful of loess completely filled the big pit, Wei Changtian finally opened his mouth gently.

Chu Xianping immediately handed over the long knife, stepped aside and waited with Du Chang for Wei Changtian to carve Wang Gan's inscription.

Compared with Du Chang, Chu Xianping knew more about Wang Gan, and also learned everything that happened in the Gobi in the Western Desert from the mouths of several bodyguards in the Shimen Bodyguard Bureau.

Rather die than escape, fight to the last moment.

In all fairness, without Wang Gan, Lao Zhangtou and Agou might have already died in the vast desert.

If combined with what happened to him before
Sighing lightly, Chu Xianping couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

And Wei Changtian also slowly raised his long knife at this time, and carved ten characters on the stele one by one.

No name, no place of origin, no biography. Nothing, just ten characters like a short poem.

A fallen guest at the end of the world is still a man in a dream.

"call"

The breeze blew across the mountain stream, blowing away the powder on the stele, and brought a man's tortuous life back to heaven and earth.

At the same time, a loud cry sounded in the city of Shuzhou dozens of miles away.

Bright and crisp, it came into the world with a new lease of life in a beaming atmosphere.

A world full of wisdom and foolishness, faith and doubt, hope and despair.

"Wow!!!"

"Wow!!"

"Wow!!!"

(End of this chapter)