The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The gold vein map marked the cities straddling the Huaixing River. There were two states and five cities in Xiliang, and three states and four cities in Beiyi.

Emperor Jing sent people to secretly dig up the gold veins in Liang, and gradually the country became stronger and its military power increased.

Once the country became strong and the army was powerful, the emperor began to have other thoughts and set his sights on the mineral veins on the northern wing.

Emperor Jing wanted these three states and four cities and proposed to exchange them for other cities, but was rejected. He then had no choice but to resort to force.

The first confrontation between Beiyi and Xiliang in history was between Emperor Jing and Emperor Hong.

The two sides fought fiercely, but ended up in a draw.

The reason was not that the northern wing resisted, but that ministers and generals in the Western Liang died one after another, causing the army to lose morale.

As a result, both sides retreated to their own defense areas. However, Xiliang and Beiyi could never return to the previous stage of friendly coexistence.

From then on, Xiliang went downhill.

Liang State was not short of gold and silver, but it was short of vitality. Their kings and ministers did not live long, and many of their pillars died suddenly at a young age.

The entire Xiliang was shrouded in a shadow, and rumors spread that it was cursed by the gods.

The mineral map was passed down in secret. Every emperor of Xiliang received the mineral map the moment he took over the imperial seal.

The Youzhou Luo family is the royal family of previous generations who stayed in the North Wing in order to explore the North Wing mineral veins.

The people of the two countries do not look any different, and the relationship has been going on for several generations, so how could anyone know that the Luo family of Youzhou is actually a branch of the Cen family of Xiliang.

This branch has always been loyal to the emperor and only obeyed the emperor.

When each emperor passed on the throne, he would treat the Youzhou Luo family, a hidden family, as a treasure and pass it on to the next emperor like a jade seal.

Emperor Mingde understood, "You were forced to abdicate, so the Luo family of Youzhou was not handed over to the current Emperor Yong of Liangguo."

Cen Yuan nodded and said in a low voice, "They have been waiting for me to return to the throne all their lives..."

This “they”, of course, includes not only the Luo family, but also the emperor’s hidden old subordinates.

Emperor Mingde really couldn't understand, "So you didn't contact them at all in your previous life, but hid in the North Wing as your Weibei General, guarding Shi Anxia?"

Cen Yuan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

He is a man who is sentimental but short-sighted.

At the same time, what Cen Yuan did not tell Emperor Mingde was that he was a modern man.

When he accidentally traveled to the body of the young emperor Cen Yuan, although he received the other party's memories and skills, he had no sense of belonging to Xiliang.

He even felt that Emperor Yong had reasons to abdicate.

Whoever wants to be that damn emperor can be one.

There's nothing wrong with him being a Northern Wing person peacefully.

This wait lasted for half a lifetime.

Until the North Wing was a river of blood and corpses were everywhere, Cen Yuan escaped and returned to restore his country in order to save the North Wing.

Only then did we realize that although Xiliang was an invading country, the people were the ones who suffered the most.

How many people were conscripted to go to the battlefield, how many families were separated, and how many elderly people saw off their loved ones.

All this is the sin of war and the sin of the emperor.

Cen Yuan wants to live again not only for the person he loves, but also to prevent the people from suffering from war and being displaced.

He raised his head, his eyes firm, "Your Majesty, it won't be long before I return to take back the throne. By then, I will give you the map of the mineral veins in the north wing, so that you can strengthen your country and your army."

Emperor Mingde raised his eyebrows and said, "You have already told me about the three states and four cities. What else do I need a mineral vein map for?"

Cen Yuan snorted coldly, "Your Majesty is not so naive as to think that knowing a few place names can dig out gold."

Emperor Mingde laughed, "Look at what you can do! You little brat! Tell me, what do you want now?"

"Trust, I want the emperor's trust." Cen Yuan said solemnly, "I have lived in Beiyi for ten years and have never done anything that is detrimental to Beiyi. I even regard Beiyi as my home. Therefore, the emperor must trust me enough and will not think that I and the Youzhou Luo family are spies under the instigation of anyone."

Emperor Mingde stopped smiling and said in a serious tone, "Originally, I was expecting you to win the first place in the martial arts examination in May. I wanted to appoint you as the general of Weibei, but now it seems that you may not participate in the martial arts examination."

Cen Yuan said, "I also want to be the general of Weibei under a wise ruler, but if I don't return to Xiliang, there will be a war in the north wing of Xiliang sooner or later. Even though the situation in your northern wing is very good now, your national defense is still not as strong as Xiliang. You must admit this."

Emperor Mingde stood up and looked at Cen Yuan solemnly, "If I help you take back Xiliang and restore your throne, can you promise me not to start a war within a hundred years?"

Cen Yuan also stood up, looking at Emperor Mingde with a piercing gaze, "Not only can I promise you, Your Majesty, that there will be no war for a hundred years, but I will also form an alliance with Beiyi to fight against Wan, Chiyan, Wusong, and so on. Whoever attacks, we will join forces to send him back home, okay?"

Emperor Mingde did not answer, but the flame of a prosperous and stable era was dancing in his eyes.

Who wants to fight when there is peace?

Use the minimum cost to exchange for the maximum benefit. At this moment, the two emperors, one big and one small, saw the prosperity and peace in each other's eyes, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Emperor Mingde was full of ambition, "I want to take back the lost cities, where my people are still suffering."

At that time, Baron Chen of Fuguo.

Mrs. Chen Yao cried without any image, "Where's Yuan'er? Where's Yuan'er? Why hasn't he come yet? Did you send anyone to invite him?"

Chen Jikang was annoyed. "Alright, stop crying! Your crying makes me feel creepy!"

Yao covered her mouth but still couldn't hold back her tears. "Such a big thing happened at home, and he refused to come when we invited him! Now he's being arrogant! Does he still consider himself the adopted son of the Chen family?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jikang scolded, "You'd better shut up! Don't let Yuan'er hear it!"

"So what if he heard it? If it weren't for him, would Meng Jiao and Meng Ran have suffered so much?" Yao complained, "He is so good, he has devoted all his attention to the Marquis of Jian'an's Mansion. Today he has become famous and even asked the emperor to grant him a marriage! For an innocent person..."

Before he could finish his words, he was slapped in the face and his ears started ringing.

Chen Jikang raised his hand and slapped Yao again, then said sternly, "If you want to die, don't drag my Chen family down with you! Today, the emperor said that anyone who spreads rumors will be executed! Do you not take it seriously or what?"

The slap woke Yao up and she was so scared that she broke into a cold sweat. "I was just saying it casually."

Chen Jikang was so angry that his heart ached. "Tomorrow you take Meng Jiao and Meng Ran back to Suzhou. Don't show up in the capital. Just pretend nothing happened."

When this was brought up, Yao started to cry again, "How can we pretend it never happened? She, they... Alas! Alas! How can they get married?"

Chen Jikang frowned and said angrily, "Just find a random family for them to get rid of."

Upon hearing this, Yao burst into tears, "My poor daughter..."

In front of the Marquis Jian'an's Mansion, Cen Yuan had just returned and found three groups of people waiting for him.

One group was his own people, who whispered to him about the important events that happened to Miss Chen;

One group was the servants of the Chen family, who came to ask him to return to Baron Chen's house of Fuguo to discuss matters immediately.

The other group was Bei Hui, "Captain of the Palace Guards, our wife and daughter are waiting for you in the Manhua Hall."

Of course, Cen Yuan followed Shi Anxia first and left, leaving a message to the Chen family's servants, "Go tell your wife that I, Cen Yuan, am a ruthless person and don't worry about me anymore."

The servant was disheveled in the wind: "..."