I'm the villain in the book

half a month later.

Sunrise and sunset, white clouds canggou.

The warm wind in the early summer took off the cotton coats on people, and the weeds on the roadside grew wildly to ankle height in the blink of an eye, and when everything in the world was exuding vitality again, all the dust fell on this great battle involving the Seven Kingdoms Certainly.

[-] soldiers were killed and surrendered in the battle outside Fengyuan City. Naturally, the troops stationed in other prefectures and counties in Xinfeng City no longer had any illusions. They all abandoned the city and fled back to the territory of Dahui.

Millions of heroes came in aggressively, and returned in disgrace within less than half a year.

In the end, none of the generals who went to the expedition returned home, and there was only one step away from the annihilation of the entire army.

With such a result, it is of course unacceptable to go back to the ruling and opposition parties of the two countries.

It is said that Jing Guoqing, the emperor of Dagan, suddenly became seriously ill after hearing that the army was defeated. He was bedridden for five consecutive days before he could barely walk around.

During the past five days, all kinds of rumors such as "be careful and keep your heart, the real dragon is about to die" spread everywhere, and various forces were ready to move, and the Jing family's prestige in the grand cadre instantly dropped to the lowest point in nearly a century.

And as for Dahui, where even the emperor is dead
There is no doubt that Lu Hongji's death was too sudden.

After all, except for a few Kuilong people, the rest of the people don't even know where he went or what he did.

As a result, very few people know exactly why he died.

Of course, although I don't know the truth, someone must be responsible for this blame.

So Wei Changtian turned himself into the real murderer who "killed" Lu Hongji, and the Lu family even offered a sky-high price of one hundred thousand taels of gold for his head.

One hundred thousand taels of gold, one million taels of silver.

Looking at the whole world, such a reward price can definitely be regarded as "second to none".

But no one is a fool, everyone knows that wanting to make this money is basically tantamount to dying.

Therefore, it is estimated that the Lu family will have to take revenge on themselves.

It's just that the latter obviously has no time to take care of this right now.

Just like all the dramas of "heroes competing for the throne" after the sudden death of emperors, once Lu Hongji died, the whole Dahui fell into unprecedented chaos.

In addition to the three princes who were qualified to ascend the throne, several princes also participated, and they didn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Fighting openly and secretly, fighting in the same room.

For Dahui, such a great battle has undoubtedly just begun. Although it is unknown how long it will last, the impact on the entire dynasty must be extremely far-reaching and serious.

If you add in Dagan who was also seriously injured, Dajue who paid huge war indemnities, and Ji Guo who lost his country...
There is no doubt that it will take a long time to recover from the price borne by Gan Huijue Ji Shiguo as the loser of this great battle.

But correspondingly, as the victors, Ningshu and the Three Kingdoms will usher in a period of rapid development.

Perhaps one day in the future, the balance of national power between the two parties will be reversed, and it is not certain that Ningshu Fenghui will "anti-aggression" go back.

And if there is such a day, and then look back at what is happening today, you may find that all this has an additional layer of meaning that is different from today.

The general trend of the world, whether it is God's will or man-made, may be seen at that time.

In the second year of Taichu, April nineteenth.

Thirty miles outside the city of Shuzhou.

The warm wind caressed and the sun was shining brightly.

There was a gazebo by the side of an unnamed river, outside the pavilion were parked several carriages, and inside the pavilion were several women and three little maids looking eagerly at the official road not far away, their eyes filled with joy.

Obviously, they were Xu Qingwan, Liang Qin and the others, and Wei Changtian was naturally waiting.

"Sister Xu, can you see my clothes?"

Putting his hands up to shade, Liang Qin asked Xu Qingwan next to him in a low voice, a little nervous: "Is it too gorgeous?"

"Oh, it's so pretty!"

Comrade Xiao Xu looked at Liang Qin with a smile, and after a compliment, he said with concern: "Sister Liang, don't stand for too long, sit down and rest first."

"I'm ok."

Shaking his head, Liang Qin didn't sit down, but subconsciously stretched out his hand to touch his lower abdomen, with even more happiness on his face.

She has only been pregnant for more than two months, in fact, it is far from the point where she needs to be careful all the time, even her figure has not changed at all.

But even so, Xu Qingwan and the others still cared about her very much, wishing that she would not be allowed to do anything except eat and sleep.

Obviously, Liang Qin is not a pig, so of course he can't just eat and sleep all day long.

But there are really not many things she can do every day, basically reading at home, playing mahjong, and occasionally going out to relax.

For Liang Qin who has been in the army since childhood, although this ordinary life is pleasant, it is a bit too boring.

She "protested" with Lu Jingyao and Xu Qingwan several times, but they were all "fucked" by the two daughters so that she was speechless.

Liang Qin couldn't say no, so he could only obediently stay at home to raise the baby, hoping day by day that Wei Changtian would come back soon.

And it seems that her devout prayers played a role, and the Xinfeng war really ended early.

At that time, Wei Changtian also said that it was before Lidong, but it turned out that the fight was over in early summer.

Liang Qin didn't care why the war ended so early, he only knew that Wei Changtian would return to Shuzhou soon.

Therefore, she has been very excited in the past few days, and today she came here early in the morning to wait for Wei Changtian's carriage.

The same is true for Xu Qingwan and others. Although they are not as excited as her, they are looking forward to it in their hearts.

So even though they had been waiting for more than an hour, none of them showed the slightest sign of fatigue.

Oh, except for two little girls
"Little Sister"

On the side of the gazebo, Ah Chun, who was already a sixth-rank warrior, quietly poked Wei Qiaoling who was sleeping soundly with a big black dog in her arms. Seeing that the latter didn't respond, she raised her volume a little more.

"Little aunt!"

"what?"

Wei Qiaoling, who woke up from a dream, opened her eyes, and while wiping the saliva from the corners of her mouth, she asked in a daze, "What's wrong? Is the eldest brother here?"

"Not yet."

Ah Chun replied, and then said in a low voice: "Little Auntie, I'm sleepy too, why don't you give me the big ghost to sleep for a while."

"Oh"

Wei Qiaoling yawned when she heard the words, and moved her body very generously, leaving half of the "pillow" for Ah Chun.

And Ah Chun was not polite, and immediately dozed off comfortably on the big black dog's belly.

A gust of breeze blew by, and the two little girls soon fell into a light sleep. Xu Qingwan and the girls turned to look at them with doting smiles on their faces.

The only black dog inside and outside the gazebo seemed a little "overwhelmed". Just as he wanted to move his body, Wei Qiaoling slapped the dog's head.

"Big ghost! Don't move!"

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Being so frightened that he suddenly stopped moving, the big black dog finally accepted his fate helplessly, lying down on his head and obediently acting as the "mobile pillow" for Wei Qiaoling and Ah Chun.

And at this moment, accompanied by a distant sound of horseshoes, a puff of smoke finally rose from the end of the official road not far away.

Shuzhou City, Weiyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, the carriage is ready."

In the main hall, an old eunuch stood beside Ning Yuke who was reviewing the memorial, and whispered, "Mr. Wei should be here soon, but you want to leave the city now?"

"Well, let's go."

Nodding her head, Ning Yuke put down the ink pen in her hand and slowly stood up.

She is not wearing a gown at the moment, she is wearing an elegant plain skirt, and there is no other decoration in her hair except for the silver hairpin.

Compared with her usual dress, Ning Yuke's current appearance is obviously much simpler, but the dignified temperament formed over time has not changed because of the different clothes.

"Is the state banquet ready?"

As she walked towards the outside of the hall, she casually asked the old eunuch who was following her: "There is still a matter of awarding rewards. Has the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War reached any conclusions?"

"Going back to the emperor, the state banquet will be prepared by Prime Minister You himself, and everything has been arranged, and now we only need to wait for Mr. Wei to come back."

The old eunuch bowed his head and replied: "The booklet about the reward was handed over this morning, and it's on your desk."

"Really? Then I'll watch it when we get back."

"By the way, inform Datong City and the Tiangong Bureau in advance. You will definitely visit these two places when you come back."

"Yes, the old slave understands."

"Um"

While talking, the two quickly walked out of the hall and walked towards the carriage not far away.

Like Ning Yuke's clothes today, this carriage is not the usual "royal driver", but just an ordinary style.

Wearing casual clothes and riding in an ordinary carriage, it was obvious where Ning Yuke was going.

Although she knew it was inappropriate, she still couldn't help but want to go outside the city to meet Wei Changtian.

As for why she was so "impatient", the reason might not even be clear to Ning Yuke herself.

"Old Yellow"

Stopping beside the carriage, Ning Yuke's cheeks suddenly flushed slightly, and her tone was no longer as cold as before.

She looked at her dress with some hesitation, and then asked softly with embarrassment:

"How does my outfit look today, is it too plain?"

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The old eunuch who was lifting the car curtain for Ning Yuke was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately understood what the former was thinking.

For a moment, not only was there some emotion in his heart.

Alas, Mr. Wei is the only one who can make His Majesty suddenly look like such a little lady.
"Your Majesty is born beautiful, no matter what clothes you wear, you are graceful"

There was a smile on his face, of course the old eunuch couldn't say anything else, he just praised in a high-pitched voice: "This old slave never dares to lie."

"Is it."

Although she knew that the old eunuch would say the same no matter how ugly she was dressed, Ning Yuke breathed a sigh of relief, bowed her head and was ready to get in the car.

But at this time.
"His Majesty!"

Suddenly, a burst of urgent shouts sounded from not far away, and I saw You Wenzong running towards here in a hurry with a letter in his hand.

"You Xiang, why are you in such a hurry?"

The old eunuch glanced at Ning Yuke, then stepped forward to meet her, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty is going out of the palace now, if it's not something urgent, let's talk about it after His Majesty comes back."

"It's a secret letter from Mr. Wei."

You Wenzong smiled wryly and shook his head: "Your Majesty will know what it is after seeing it."

"Young Master Wei?"

The old eunuch looked puzzled, wondering why Wei Changtian was sending a message when he was about to arrive in Shuzhou City.

But Ning Yuke's expression changed when she heard it, and she immediately took the secret letter and read it quickly.

There was not much content in the letter, and she read it quickly, her eyes became a little complicated.

After a while, under the watchful eyes of the old eunuch and You Wenzong, she finally folded the letter paper slowly, and said softly:
"Let's go back."

"Father! Why are you alone?"

Outside Shuzhou City, while Ning Yuke was reading the letter, Liang Qin was standing beside the carriage that had just stopped, looking at Liang Zhen who got off the carriage and asked:

"Where's Brother Changtian?"

"Uh"

Looking around at the girls who also looked puzzled, Liang Zhen replied hesitantly: "He didn't come back with me in Changtian."

"Ah? Brother Changtian, how many nights do you want?"

Liang Qin was even more puzzled: "Why didn't you tell us?"

"This, this."

Seemingly aware of the consequences of what he said next, Liang Zhen couldn't help but see a little cold sweat on his forehead.

However, after hesitating for a long time, he gritted his teeth and replied truthfully:
"Changtian has something to do, so he won't be back yet."

"The reason why I didn't tell you in advance is because I wanted to use this to cover up my whereabouts."

"What, what?!"

His eyes widened suddenly, and Liang Qin exclaimed instantly when he heard the words.

The same was true for Xu Qingwan and the others, and a feeling of worry and loss immediately surged in their hearts.

The surroundings were silent for a while, and a group of women just stared at Liang Zhen in a daze, making the latter feel terrified.

"That, that, I really don't blame me for this matter, it was Chang Tian who forbade me to tell you."

"Yes, yes, he wrote you a letter, maybe you will understand after reading it."

As he spoke, Liang Zhen hurriedly stretched out his hand to feel his body for a while, and the aura of the dignified Dashu Township General disappeared.

And at this moment, Xu Qingwan, who was the first to come back to her senses and was also the most rational, asked a very crucial question.

"Uncle Liang, I don't know what my husband is doing?"

"this."

Liang Zhen paused, turned his head and looked around, and after confirming that there were no outsiders present, he answered in a low voice:
"He went to seek revenge"

Big back, Yongding City.

As the capital of the Great Hui Kingdom, the scale of Yongding City is no smaller than that of Fengyuan City and Shuzhou City, with a population of one million households.

More importantly, unlike other big cities, Yongding was not built on a plain, but was actually built around a short mountain called "Dragon Head".

It is said that under this low mountain lies the dragon vein of Dahui, so the founding emperor of Dahui thousands of years ago decided to build the capital here to bless Dahui forever.

Whether this is true or not, no one knows, after all, the history of Dahui is far less than that of "Wan Shi".

However, the Yongding City formed from this is indeed unique in this day and age, and it is indeed more indescribably more spectacular than other big cities from a distance.

But at this moment, a black carriage mixed with the pedestrians outside the city, driving towards the huge city gate at a leisurely pace.

"Master, if we don't go back and take a look this time, Sister Qin'er and the others will definitely be angry with you."

In the carriage, Yang Liushi looked at Wei Changtian who was looking at Yongding City beside him, and said with a smile: "You still lied to them that you will go back, isn't this just making them happy?"

"That said, I can't help it."

Cursing his lips, facing Yang Liushi's "responsibility", Wei Changtian's expression showed no trace of guilt: "Since I said that I want Dahui Dagan to subjugate the country within a year, then I must do it."

"Take advantage of his illness to kill him. Since they planned it that way, I can't let them go."

"Besides, there is a high probability that Chu Xianping will return now."

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Staring at the huge word "Yongding" on the city wall in the distance, Wei Changtian explained "viciously" why he came directly from Fengyuan without stopping.

And when he mentioned Chu Xianping, Li Zimu, who was sitting beside Yang Liushi, trembled slightly, and there was a trace of loneliness in his eyes.

".As for Wan'er and the others, I didn't mean to lie to them."

"Anyway, the days to come are still long, and it's not too late."

On the other side, Wei Changtian didn't notice Li Zimu's abnormality, and was still chattering endlessly.

But Yang Liushi gently held Li Zimu's hand at a certain moment, and then said softly as if responding to Wei Changtian:
"Yes, it will grow in the future."

"If the fate is not broken, we will always meet again."

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In Li Zimu's dazed eyes, Yang Liushi's last words floated out of the sedan chair, mixed with the morning wind and sunshine, and drifted into the majestic Yongding City.

At this moment, the people living in the city don't know what kind of turmoil they will experience in the next period of time, and they are still working hard to survive.

All the heroic or ordinary love and hatred are tossed in this secular world, and one day they will turn into smoke and dust, or completely dissipate, or meet again.

(Volume Eight, End)