Second possibility

As the battle song sounded, Qi Rang stood on the high platform, looked at the soldiers of Wei State who were standing next to him, and held up the spirits in his hand,

"Everyone, you are all warriors of our great Wei who fought against a hundred with one enemy and shed blood and tears for the Wei country! Now that the Qi army has invaded my territory and killed my people, you all go out to fight, don't worry about your parents and wives behind you. I promise, as long as I am here One day in Yanyang will protect the safety of the people behind you!"

After finishing speaking, he drank the strong wine in the bowl in one gulp and threw it on the ground.

"Wei Guo, I'll leave it to you all!"

The soldiers in the audience also drank the wine in their hands in one gulp, raised their guns, and shouted,

"Wang for ten thousand years! Wei Guo for ten thousand years!"

"Wang for ten thousand years! Wei Guo for ten thousand years!"

The horn of the expedition was blown, and the ranks of soldiers were densely packed, like a long dragon gradually disappearing into the distance.

It wasn't until the last row of soldiers could not be seen that Qi Rang, who was standing on the city wall, slowly looked away. The setting sun was reflected behind him, revealing a sense of silence and sadness.

The annual banquet in the third year of Yuanfeng was very low-key. Due to the war, the food and clothing expenses in the palace were reduced by more than half, and the same was true for the New Year's Eve.

Qi Rang noticed that on a table on the left side of the lower head, a boy about six or seven years old was sitting alone at the table by himself.

According to the etiquette of the State of Wei, the left side of the Wu is the right side of the text, and the left side should be the child of a general who went to war.

Generals die in a hundred battles, and strong men return in ten years.

Wei Guo fought for years, and the generals were unable to return to Beijing all the year round, and even more, they stayed on the battlefield and had no chance to return home.

Qi Rang waved to Li Yan, looked at the boy and asked,

"Which general's child is that?"

Li Yan lowered his voice,

"Back to the king, he is the only son of the general, Qi Zhuo"

Qi Rang was a little stunned, then waved downwards

"Zhuo'er, come to Uncle Wang."

The eyes of the hall instantly focused on the boy. There was a trace of panic on the boy's face, but it was quickly covered up. He walked up to Qi Rang in a moderate manner, and bowed respectfully.

"My nephew has met Uncle Wang, and I wish Uncle Wang a happy new year, and everything goes well."

The boy's face was a little baby fat, and it was white and tender with a childishness that had not faded. At this time, he was saying his congratulations seriously, but it was a little funny.

A smile flashed across Qi Rang's eyes, teasing him in a good mood,

"Why isn't your nanny around?"

He knew that Qi Lian's wife had died of dystocia, but his eldest son was still young, so he should be accompanied by a nanny to take care of him.

The boy crouched down again,

"Nurse discussed state affairs indiscriminately, and was ordered to be executed by my nephew a few days ago."

There was an uproar in the hall, and Qi Rang put away the smile in his eyes, and asked,

"Oh? How to discuss state affairs indiscriminately?"

The boy raised his head and looked at Qi Rang with burning eyes.

"She said that even the Palace of Wei has reduced the expenses now, it must be because the war ahead is unfavorable, and my father may not be able to come back alive."

"Cursing the country's disadvantages in the war is disloyalty; cursing the death of the master is unrighteous. The nurse is like a half-mother, but the nephew ordered the stick to be killed. It is unfilial. The nephew asks the uncle to come down."

The immature voice of the child fell clearly word by word in the hall, and the uproar disappeared at some point.

Qi Rang saw the boy's terrified but stubborn expression in his eyes, suddenly became interested, and said loudly to His Highness,

"Qi Zhuo, the son of General Qi Lian, has great righteousness in his heart and wholeheartedly serves the country. The widow granted him permission to enter the palace, and the ceremony is the same as that of the prince."

There was a louder discussion below than before. Some ministers threatened to persuade, but they were blocked by Qi Rang's soldiers one by one without bloodshed.

After the banquet, Qi Rang took Qi Zhuo's hand and left the hall.

After the noise behind him gradually faded away, Qi Zhuo suddenly asked timidly from behind,

"Is Uncle Wang trying to stabilize the morale of the army?"

Qi Rang was a little surprised at the thoughts in the little child's mind at first, and then he laughed a little,

"Are you doubting the loyalty of the general? Don't you know what kind of man he is?"

This time there was silence for a long time, until the two of them walked to the bedroom and Qi Rang handed him over to the maid, only then did he hear his reply like a mosquito behind him,

"My nephew has never met my father."

Qi Rang froze in place, then wiped his face, tried his best to show a gentle smile, turned around and looked at the red-eyed boy standing in the hall door, reached out and rubbed his head.

"Good boy, Uncle Wang assures you that your father will return safely."

Qi Zhuo looked at him, nodded hesitantly,

"I trust Uncle Wang."

The moonlight shone into the palace and hit the two of them again.The most is the family of the ruthless emperor, who knows the true meaning in his chest.

In March of the fourth year of Yuanfeng, General Chu Zhao of the State of Wei defeated the Qi army in Huaiyang. At the same time, the letter of alliance of the State of Lu was also sent to Qi Rang's case.

In June of the fourth year of Yuanfeng, Chu Zhao avoided sending troops, and the Qi army besieged the Wei army in Wangzhou.

At this time, there are only two months left before Qi Yuan's one-year promise.

Qi Rang looked at the bulletin that came from the front of the case, and sent a letter of help to the King of Lu, asking the State of Lu to send troops to surround Qi.

***

capital of king qi

Different from the tense atmosphere of Wei Gong, Qi Wang Lu Yizheng and Xun Ren played Go leisurely by the water.

A servant bowed over and handed over a secret report. After King Qi opened it, a smile appeared on his round and generous face, and he handed the secret report to Xun Ren.

"As expected by Xiangguo, Qi Rang has sent someone to ask Lu to send troops."

Xun Ren looked at the secret report carefully, but his expression was not relaxed. After seeing it, King Qi asked,

"Xiangguo still has concerns?"

Xun Ren shook his head, gently put the secret report aside with his slender and fair fingers, King Qi's eyes flickered slightly, and he paused slightly at his fingertips, flashing a trace of secret obsession,

"I always feel...too smooth."

King Qi smiled and said,

"The King of Wei has both intelligence and wisdom, but he is full of enthusiasm. Moreover, the food and grass of the Wei State are running out, and the people are stretched. They are shrinking their clothes and eating in the palace. When the Lu State's [-] reinforcements arrive, they will join our army to besiege the city. He will be there again. How about a second move?"

Xun Ren looked at King Qi's determined face, smiled slightly, and didn't say anything more. When the chess piece in his hand fell, there was always a vague bad premonition in his heart.

King Lu's reply was quick

——One hundred thousand Lu soldiers immediately aid Wei.

Looking at the secret note on the table, Qi Rang relaxed slightly, then waved behind him,

"Young master, are you asleep right now?"

"Go back to the king, it's too early, but you want to call the young master?"

Qi Rang waved his hand,

"That's all, the widow will go in person."

The Palace of Wei Palace was quiet and solemn. The monarch's sudden visit alarmed the attendants in the palace. The little prince ran out happily wearing only a pair of trousers, with sweat dripping from his upper body.

Although it is June at this time, there is still a cool breeze blowing at night, Qi Rang frowned,

"Is this how you take care of the young master?"

The attendants hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and the young master also knelt down anxiously, tugging at Qi Rang's sleeves,

"Uncle Wang, don't blame them, it's my nephew who has nothing to do at night, so he is reviewing the homework given by Master Xi Wu, and that's why his clothes are disheveled, which disturbed Uncle Wang."

Qi Rang dragged the man up from the ground, his voice could not tell the emotion,

"Like practicing martial arts?"

This is not a good thing.

The young master shook his head, looked at Qi Rang's expression, smiled shyly, and replied falteringly,

"My nephew is here to...well...live longer"

At the end, his voice was almost inaudible, and he added,

"Master said that it can strengthen the body."

Live longer?

Qi Rang looked at him dumbfounded and asked,

"But Chuitiao, how did you think of living longer?"

After finishing speaking, he looked solemn again, looked at the servants around him,

"But what did someone say behind their backs?"

The little boy blushed and looked even more anxious,

"I'm not a child anymore. Mother said that when I was my age, my father had already gone to battle with the late king!"

"Then how do you think about life and death?"

The little boy replied solemnly,

"The master said that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Even if you are bullied now, as long as you have enough patience and forbearance, you will be able to wait until the time comes. Of course, you have to wait, and of course you have to live a long time."

Qi Rang looked at this child who was always uttering something surprising and making people laugh, his eyes suddenly became deep.Gradually, the determination that was still a little shaken when I came was strengthened.

Then he collected his expression, put his hands behind his back,

"Go and pack yourself, Uncle Wang will take you to a place."

As mentioned earlier, Qi Rang's mother, the Queen Mother, treated Qi Rang extremely harshly, but it is undeniable that she is also a legendary woman of a generation.

With strong means and a keen sense of smell, the court of Wei State might not have maintained stability for decades if the Queen Mother had not been in charge of the affairs of state when the former kings went out to fight.

It can be said that the former queen mother was the pillar of the former king's expedition.

But now, Qi Rang took the young master to kneel in front of the palace gate of the Queen Mother who had been in seclusion for a long time, hoping that she would be a pillar for her son again as before.

He knew she would come out.

No one in this world dares to treat him as harshly as she does, and no one loves him as much as she does.

In the dark long corridor, only two lights were lit at the end, Qi Rang straightened his body and knelt outside the hall,

"Queen, please save Wei Guo!"

The first ray of sunlight came in through the window on the side of the corridor. Although the young master didn't know why, he still knelt down with Qi Rang all night without saying a word.

The heavy wooden door opened with a creaking sound, Qi Rang got up quickly, and led the young master into the hall somewhat staggeringly.

The layout of the hall was not as clean and simple as the young master thought, but very luxurious and comfortable. A woman in a black-gold brocade robe was facing them with her back, and she was slowly holding her hair in a bun.

Turning his head and looking at Qi Zhuo, the young master unconsciously took two steps back, and then he heard the people around him push him out.

"Queen, if Erchen... can't come back this time, I will ask you to make Zhuoer king and try your best to defend the Wei Kingdom."

The young master was shocked immediately, and raised his head to look at the people around him in a panic, only to see that his eyes were full of firmness.Turning his head to look at the woman in front of him, he saw a pair of black eyes that were unfathomable, like an old man who had seen the world, wise and frightening.

Then she sighed as if she had expected it,

"Jean, you've grown up."

Tears welled up in Qi Rang's eyes, then he knelt down on both knees, kowtowed deeply, and made a tidy farewell salute,

"The child is not filial, mother take care."

In July of the fourth year of Yuanfeng, the king of Wei claimed to be ill, and made Qi Zhuo, the son of General Qi Lian of the Wei State, the crown prince.

At the same time, the Lu army and the Qi army, under the banner of aiding Wei, encircled Wei together and began to attack by force.

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I am so serious about remembering my lover but not loving him hhhhh I can’t get emotional if I am addicted to the plot