Long live the general

Zongsheng three years, winter.

Last night? A heavy snowfall just fell, and the entire Chang'an City was shrouded in a world wrapped in white.In the early morning, the palace people came out to sweep the snow one after another. The thick snow was pressed on the branches, and occasionally the branches were broken.

Such thick snow, is it very rare? Children will especially like it.There are several children in the palace who are making snowmen and playing snowball fights.They are all four or five years old, and the older ones are no more than six or seven years old. They are all children of the royal family.

Now some of the princes and princesses of King Chuhai and King Huai'an have married wives and had children. According to regulations, some of these children were sent to Chang'an Ziwei Palace.Five years ago, Huo Lingyue married Zhou Yunshen, and then His Majesty the Emperor immediately made Zhou Yunshen the crown prince, so Huo Lingyue became the crown princess logically.

Two years ago, Zhou Zhenyan abdicated, Zhou Yunshen succeeded, and changed the name of the country to Zongsheng.Zhou Yunshen is Emperor Zongsheng, and Huo Lingyue is Empress.

When the prince of Chuhai knew that he was going to send his child to Chang'an City, he was worried at home for a whole day.The concubine advised him not to worry. His Majesty the Emperor is a friendly person. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has implemented a policy of light corvee and low taxation and rest with the people.

The prince of Chuhai said, what I am afraid of is not the emperor, but the current queen.

He sent the child away worriedly. Before leaving, he gave thousands of instructions, and would rather offend the emperor than the queen.

Several children were wearing heavy cotton-padded clothes, each one like a little snowman carved from jade.The blood of the Zhou family has always been relatively good, at least the appearance is definitely not bad.They first built a snowman together, and then divided into two factions to start a snowball fight.For these children, they naturally divided themselves into two camps.The maids and attendants at the back kept an eye on their movements to prevent possible accidents.

"Be careful!!"

"Go ahead—"

"Look at me!"

"Ouch!"

A child was pushed away in the scuffle. He fell to the ground, rolled backwards twice, and hit someone's leg before stopping.

The child was about to cry as soon as he curled his lips. His attendant was about to step forward to comfort him, but he didn't dare to move.

The child raised his head, saw the prince Zhou Chuming through his teary eyes, and hiccupped in fright.

Zhou Chuming is only a six-year-old boy, with baby fat that hasn't faded off his face, and he can even smell the natural milk fragrance on his body.But his indifferent expression was very similar to Zhou Yunshen's, and there was Huo Lingyue's natural transparency and aura between his brows.He looked at the child who rolled to the bottom with a blank face, took away the sword in his hand, and was about to reach out to help him up.

At this moment, the attendant finally mustered up his courage? He ran over, he helped the little master up first, then dragged him aside, and saluted Zhou Chuming.

Zhou Chuming calmly withdrew his hand and responded.

Many people commented that the current prince has a stable personality and is quick-witted. With such a prince, Dai Viet's future is full of hope.

Hope is important.

A kid named Zhou Gu saw Zhou Chuming, ran over happily and said, "Brother Prince, do you want to play snowball fights with us?"

The other children also involuntarily stopped their movements and looked at Zhou Chuming carefully.

This Zhou Gu is not an ordinary child, he is the eldest son of King Chuhai's son, and in the territory of King Chuhai, he is the biggest figure in the world.However, when he came to Chang'an City, he was very knowledgeable about current affairs. Later, when he met Zhou Chuming, he was a little afraid of the prince, and he couldn't help wanting to play with Zhou Chuming.

Zhou Chuming glanced at him, held the sword in his hand, and said, "I'm going to practice swords."

"But there is no class today." Zhou Gu blinked blankly. Today is a day to rest. He has been looking forward to it for several days, and it happens that it snowed. How happy is it to play?

"I know." Zhou Chuming said.

Zhou Gu noticed that he was not in the mood to play around, so he took a step back, his fair and tender face wrinkled, and muttered in a low voice: "There is so much snow today, I have never seen such a heavy snow before."

He raised his head to look at the prince aggrieved. Zhou Chuming was standing in the white snow, wearing a black and capable robe, and holding a long sword.The sword was longer than his arm, and the authenticity was not compromised at all. Zhou Chuming changed his hand to hold the sword, and said slowly: "Chang'an City will snow in winter. Be careful, the ground is slippery." These words , said to the child who just rolled to his feet.

After Zhou Chuming finished speaking, he bypassed Zhou Gu and went back to the school field.

It had just snowed and it was still very cold. Zhou Chuming's hand holding the sword was red from the cold.The attendants had already cleared away the snow. Zhou Chuming stood on the school field, starting from the zama step, and meticulously completed his training tasks.After completing the basic training, he began to practice basic sword skills such as chopping and chopping.After all the training was over, the sky was already bright, and the few royal children were still playing, and the laughter spread to the school grounds.

Zhou Chuming put down his sword, sweating profusely.The attendant next to him came over and smiled while wiping his sweat? He asked, "Your Highness, do you want to play with them? It's okay to take a day off."

"No." Zhou Chuming lowered his eyes: "I'll go horseback riding later, and after I'm done, I'll say good morning to my father, the queen, and then I'll read a book."

In the servant's heart? He admired and felt sorry for Zhou Chuming. He always felt that children of this age should play more.But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seldom offered to play or rest. Although he is very sensible, it is also pitiful.

Zhou Chuming likes riding horses very much. Ziwei Palace has a special place for training and training war horses, and there are officials in charge of this aspect.Huo Lingyue chose a docile pony for him, because Zhou Chuming was still too young after all.

The racecourse is very vast. Zhou Chuming rode a horse and ran a few laps. He was not yet old enough to practice riding and shooting, and he couldn't even draw the bowstring.The wind blew past his cheeks, Zhou Chuming reined in the reins and made the pony stop in front of the stable.

There are several tall horses inside, with thick and smooth sideburns, strong limbs, and well-proportioned muscles. Among them, there is a horse with brown-red hair? It is particularly outstanding, with red and black hooves and clear eyes.Zhou Chuming looked over enviously. The brown-red horse snorted at him, and the groom next to him stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, this horse was sent from the Western Regions. It has not been tamed yet, and it has a bad temper."

Zhou Chuming hummed lightly, he patted his pony, and looked at the big horse enviously.

It's time to say hello to his father and mother, Zhou Chuming thought to himself, he turned around and saw Queen Dayue, and his mother, Huo Lingyue, walked over surrounded by everyone.

Huo Lingyue was holding a heater in her hand, and she was wrapped in a thick pure white cloak, covering her chin with a snow-white fur collar.Many people followed behind her with low eyebrows. Huo Lingyue saw her son and walked over slowly.

"Did practice just end?" Huo Lingyue asked.

"Well, I'm going to pay my respects to my mother." Zhou Chuming responded obediently. He looked up at Huo Lingyue, trying to make himself appear more stable.But for a six-year-old, this expression is too straightforward, his eyes and hands that have nowhere to rest all show his true thoughts.

He wanted to be close to his mother, but he couldn't rush into her arms like other children?

The groom saluted Huo Lingyue, and then brought the pony back to the stable. Zhou Chuming's eyes fell on the big brown-red horse, his eyes full of yearning.

Huo Lingyue smiled and asked, "Want to ride that horse?"

The groom hurriedly said: "I can't ride it, that horse hasn't been tamed yet, it has a very bad temper..."

The brown-red horse let out a sigh of disdain towards Zhou Chuming, who shrank back and pursed his lips.

Huo Lingyue held him down, and said lightly, "You have the blood of my Huo family, so what are you afraid of?"

The attendants around looked at their eyes, nose, nose and heart, and turned a deaf ear, as if they didn't hear this.

Regarding Zhou Chuming, the queen seemed to agree that he was from the Huo family more than saying that he was Zhou Yunshen's child... Their servants dared not say much about this, but His Majesty the Emperor didn't seem to care too much.

Huo Lingyue wanted the groom to pull out the fierce horse, and then asked others to take Zhou Chuming to the side of the racecourse.She handed the heater in her hand to Zhou Chuming, and took off her cloak and outer robe, which turned out to be a capable hunting suit.

"Give me the whip." Huo Lingyue said.

The groom hesitantly handed over the whip and said, "Empress Empress, why don't you let us come..."

Huo Lingyue smiled, and walked towards the fierce horse holding the whip.Zhou Chuming didn't see it at all? He stared at his mother with wide eyes, curious and excited. Huo Lingyue rolled onto the back of the fierce horse, and the fierce horse immediately jumped up and ran violently, trying to move his back The people on the top are thrown down.Huo Lingyue firmly grasped the reins and stood still on the horse, while the bitter winter wind blew across her cheeks.The fierce horse ran faster and faster, and the surrounding scene became a phantom. Huo Lingyue calmed down, whipped down, and at the same time firmly controlled the direction with the rein.

The queen in a hunting suit and the brown-red horse are almost the only colors in the ice and snow. The hoofbeats of the horses are fast and manic, and the figures of one person and one horse are getting farther and farther away.Zhou Chuming kept staring straight ahead, crossed his hands, and looked at the direction where Huo Lingyue disappeared almost without blinking.After an unknown period of time, his fingertips began to become stiff. At this time, the figure in the distance reappeared, becoming clearer and clearer.Huo Lingyue, who was carried by the brown-red horse, galloped all the way, rushing towards them.

Zhou Chuming stood up, raised his hands high towards Huo Lingyue, his eyes lit up.The attendants and maids around were startled, the empress's speed did not drop at all, and the afterimage of the steed was like smoke.They were about to take the prince away when Huo Lingyue galloped over, she pulled the reins suddenly, the horse raised its front hooves high and let out a long cry.

The sunlight pouring down from behind her made Zhou Chuming unable to open his eyes.Huo Lingyue bent down, picked up Zhou Chuming with one hand and put him on the horse's back, then wrapped his son around with one hand, and controlled the reins with the other hand, and the horse ran again.

Huddled in Huo Lingyue's arms, there was an ice-like aura on her mother's body.The horse ran extremely fast, and the whistling wind passed by his ears. His ears were red from the cold, but he was extremely excited in his heart.Zhou Chuming forcefully opened his eyes in the oncoming wind, surrounded by a white world flying by, and in the distance were vast snow, high mountains and distant clouds. He seemed to have entered a completely different world, only the frantic wind and snow and the extreme It was quiet, the air rang in his ears, and behind him was the only warmth he could feel, which came from his mother's embrace.

Snowflakes fell one after another and landed on Zhou Chuming's forehead. He blinked, and then felt that Huo Lingyue raised his hand to cover him from the wind, and the brown-red horse slowed down.

Winter is cold and cruel, but the snow is always beautiful.Those snowflakes are crystal clear, have beautiful and surprising shapes and structures, and fall lightly on the back of the hand, even creating the illusion of "snow is soft".

"It's snowing again." Huo Lingyue's voice came from behind. She drove the horse back and said to Zhou Chuming, "Aren't you going to play with them? You don't have to do your homework today."

Zhou Chuming pinched his cuffs and said hesitantly, "I haven't finished reading that "Ting Yi Lu"..."

"Why are you watching that now? Dr. Tao asked you to read it?" Huo Lingyue smiled: "He is carrying private goods, do you understand?"

Zhou Chuming said in a low voice: "I was watching the court discussion about whether to discuss the Northern Expedition many years ago, the scene with General Huo..."

Huo Lingyue froze for a moment, then asked with great interest: "Then what did you see?"

Zhou Chuming said seriously: "Many people oppose the Northern Expedition, but the Northern Expedition is right."

Huo Lingyue touched his head, then got off the horse, reaching out to hug her son.Zhou Chuming blinked and jumped into Huo Lingyue's arms.

"So far, there are still many people who have questioned the Northern Expedition. It's good that you have your own ideas." The attendant put on the robe and cloak for Huo Lingyue again, and opened the umbrella. She took the stove and changed again. The reserved and noble Empress Dai Viet said, "Whether it's the doctor, me, or others, what we say may not be right. You have to think and judge for yourself."

"You have to study, but you also have to think." Zhou Chuming said, "The doctor told me."

Huo Lingyue laughed, and could almost imagine Tao Jiamu saying this.Tao Jiamu taught her back then, and now he is teaching her son, this feeling is quite strange.

She then analyzed with Zhou Chuming: "Not only the Northern Expedition, but various measures implemented because of the Northern Expedition, such as military merit, internal and external courts, commercial tax, and salt and iron monopoly, have all been questioned. This kind of questioning came after Emperor Yuanding abdicated. It set off a big wave, and the Northern Expedition did cause a lot of losses to Dai Viet, almost depleting Dai Viet's national power, resulting in the current situation where the country is strong and the people are poor."

Zhou Chuming nodded, half understanding.

"If we had lost the fight, the consequences would have been unimaginable." Huo Lingyue raised the corners of her lips and said slowly, "But we won."

Zhou Chuming said with emotion: "If you lose, it will be miserable." Even if you win, you have to pay such a heavy price, and if you lose, you may even risk the country's subjugation.But after all, he won, and after that, Dai Viet could straighten his back and stand on this land without bowing his head to any powerful forces.

Facing the same threat from the Huns, if you compare it with the Da Yuezhi or other small countries, you can see the gap with Da Viet.

If there hadn't been a Northern Expedition back then, maybe Da Yue would have become another Da Yuezhi.

"We will definitely win." Huo Lingyue looked down at him: "Because this place? It's Da Yue."

These words caused Zhou Chuming's heart to surge suddenly, and an inexplicable emotion lingered in his chest, which made him straighten his back and step his calves more firmly.

Greater Viet.

These two words reverberated in his heart, and he even felt some kind of powerful and tenacious force from them.

"Father is here." Zhou Chuming leaned against Huo Lingyue.

Although His Majesty the Emperor is very generous and gentle towards his only son, Huo Lingyue is extremely strict in all aspects, but Zhou Chuming still subconsciously gets closer to his mother.

Zhou Yunshen stood at the bottom of the corridor, waiting for them with his sleeves folded. To be precise, he was waiting for Huo Lingyue.

He was wearing a black robe. Compared with the former emperor Zhou Zhenyan, his figure was thinner and slender, his brows were as light as a painting, and the absolute power of Da Yue did not make him look any different from before.Unlike Emperor Yuan Ding, who was resolute, arbitrary, and extremely tough in his ruling style, Zhou Yunshen sat on the throne and was quiet and gentle most of the time.He watched the opinions of the ministers and made the right choice. With the reform of the law and a series of measures to restore the economy, the overall atmosphere in Dai Viet became much more relaxed.

Huo Lingyue led Zhou Chuming over, and Zhou Chuming saluted Zhou Yunshen in a polite manner.

"Is it cold?" Zhou Yunshen stepped forward and held Huo Lingyue's hand. Huo Lingyue shuddered and gave him a blank look. Zhou Yunshen's hand was much colder than hers.

Zhou Yunshen chuckled, and said, "They are already waiting in the front hall?"

Huo Lingyue responded, then handed the stove to Zhou Yunshen, knelt down and said to Zhou Chuming, "Let's take a day off today, it's rare to have snow, and playing with those younger brothers and sisters is also very important."

Zhou Chuming's eyes lit up, but in his heart he still wanted to play.His Majesty the Emperor directly named him the crown prince when he was born, and no one will hinder his future enthronement and succession ceremony. He is the eldest son, and all of this is taken for granted.But Zhou Chuming still felt the expectations and pressure from others, and he himself wanted to be better.

Huo Lingyue kissed him lightly on the forehead and said, "Go and play, be careful."

Zhou Chuming blushed, bid them farewell, and then left to find other children to play.

"It's so cute, cute and hardworking!" Huo Lingyue looked at her son's small figure and said with emotion, "It's a good thing he doesn't have the same temper as you."

"Ah, what's the matter with me—I'm working hard too." Zhou Yunshen took her hand, his hand was also hot because of the heater, and the two palms overlapped. Zhou Yunshen said: "This meeting has Li With Sima and Qiu Da Sinong in charge, it should be fine."

After the first emperor took the Zen throne, General Huo also resigned from the positions of General and Sima. The two left everything to Zhou Yunshen and Huo Lingyue in a very chic manner, and went to the north to play.Later, Li Fengding took the position of Da Sima, Zhang Laiqian was transferred to be the Imperial Envoy Doctor, and Qiu Junmao became Da Si Nong.

Under Zhou Yunshen's hands, some changes in the power of the Dayue court have taken place imperceptibly.He did not attach importance to the inner court as much as Emperor Yuanding. After he came to power, he greatly weakened the power of the inner court and redistributed power among the former courts.

Unlike Emperor Yuan Ding, Zhou Yunshen didn't like dealing with others, and also hated the many people coming and going in and out of the apse.

Huo Lingyue nodded, and then said: "A few days ago, several ministers jointly recommended Chen Menghe to be an advising doctor."

Zhou Yunshen paused slightly, frowned and said: "Da Yue has regulations, his situation...cannot enter the palace as an official."

"Then what do you think?" Huo Lingyue asked him.

Zhou Yun sighed deeply: "This is really inappropriate in terms of emotion and reason..."

For Yu Li, Chen Menghe has a disability, and Dai Viet follows the ancient system. People with disabilities? They cannot be officials. This is the rule.In terms of love, Zhou Yunshen certainly knew Chen Menghe's thoughts on Huo Lingyue, and Chen Menghe hadn't married yet!What does he want to do!

Huo Lingyue said: "Speaking of emotion and reason, the prime minister has devoted himself to Da Yue, and there has never been a gap. The Chen family has not had many children, and the prime minister has never supported his disciples. He has never formed a clique in the court. Chen Menghe Entering the court as an official will not make the Chen family powerful."

"For Yu Li, Chen Menghe's knowledge and talent are completely sufficient to serve as an advising doctor and solve problems for His Majesty."

Zhou Yunshen thought of when Chen Menghe sat down and had a toothache when he went to court.

"Let's talk about this matter later." Zhou Yunshen failed to refuse directly, and said, "About this meeting..."

Huo Lingyue took a deep breath and said, "I know."

During the period of Emperor Yuan Ding, in order to alleviate the emptiness of the treasury caused by the Northern Expedition, Zhou Zhen promoted Qiu Junmao as the governor of Su and implemented economic policies such as salt and iron official management. Although the government's fiscal revenue was increased, it was full of drawbacks.Although Emperor Yuan Ding took some measures at that time to curb the situation of shoddy goods and taking the opportunity to make high profits, they did not cure this problem.

After the Northern Expedition ended, many problems were left waiting for them to deal with. This was the case when Zhou Yunshen took over.The Northern Expedition was a war that lasted ten years, and behind it involved the daily lives of countless people, so it must be handled with care.

Moreover, there are many businessmen who have been hit hard, scholars whose status has declined, and bureaucratic groups with conflicting interests.

"Salt and iron merchants brought up an objective fact. Since the official operation of salt and iron, the quality of salt and iron on the market has become worse and worse, and the price has become higher and higher." Huo Lingyue changed into the queen's robe in the hall, and the palace maid tied it for her. When she found out, she looked at Zhou Yunshen's figure in the bronze mirror, and said with a sneer, "Although the facts are true, when all the money was in the hands of merchants, they wouldn't contribute a penny to the Great Vietnam Northern Expedition."

Zhou Yunshen said: "They will say that the war is over and the previous system should be restored to maintain a good market environment."

"Salt and iron are necessities. This kind of necessities must be in the hands of the government." Huo Lingyue said lightly: "It is recorded in the history books that whenever there is a famine or? Special circumstances, merchants will only take the opportunity to hoard goods and raise prices. They will extend a helping hand to the common people. Because of their existence, natural disasters will turn into tragic man-made disasters."

Zhou Yunshen: "But now the problem of official franchise is really big."

The palace maid put the phoenix hairpin on her jet-black hair, Huo Lingyue stood up, and said, "If there is any problem, we should deal with it instead of abolishing it directly. No matter what, the official monopoly matter is no problem at its core. .”

Zhou Yunshen applauded.

"Let's go." Huo Lingyue said, "Let's see how those people talk nonsense to confuse the public and the public."

In the [-]-year history of the Dai Viet Dynasty, there are indeed precedents for the queen mother to exceed her authority to manage court affairs, but Huo Lingyue, as a queen, participated in and discussed state affairs, which was quite unacceptable to some officials.But the emperor can accept it, the prime minister can accept it, Da Sima and Da Sinog can accept it... the rest of the people, it's useless to talk.It is nothing more than a few more crimes about Empress Huo from scholars all over the world.

Scholars in this world are really at odds with the Huo family.

But Huo Lingyue's mentality is better than Huo Yi's at the beginning, and at most she said with emotion after reading it: "They write articles so fast."

No matter how fast an article is written, and no matter how deceptive it is to confuse people, what's the use of avoiding the important and ignoring the important? The lies will always be exposed. Anyway, she is the one who holds the real power.

One Gao Gongzhi shut up, thousands of Gao Gongzhi stood up, but one day, people will just see them as a joke.

In December of the third year of Zongsheng, led by Da Sima Li Feng, a debate conference was held to discuss the current national policies, and made a general evaluation and estimation of various policies implemented during the Yuanding Emperor period.

This meeting talked about everything about Dai Viet, not just the government and private sector of Salt Iron.The two sides insisted on their own opinions, and the groups that supported the private sector used public opinion to force the court to return to the private sector and make changes. Naturally, the groups that supported the government-run sector were not to be outdone. The meeting lasted for a whole month, and no results were reached.

At the end of January in the fourth year of Zongsheng, Chen Menghe joined the imperial court as an admonishing doctor.

This official position is not high in terms of position, but it happens to be able to participate in this political discussion.

Chen Menghe was wearing an official uniform and pushed a wheelchair into the hall. Many people looked at him in an aboveboard or furtive way. Of course, no one thought that he would affect the outcome of the meeting.

Even people with defects in appearance will be discriminated against when they become ministers, let alone people with disabilities.Chen Menghe will inevitably receive a lot of criticism in the future, he bowed his hands at everyone, and then looked at Huo Lingyue.

Huo Lingyue nodded to him.

Zhou Yunshen: "..." He pressed his tongue against the back molars and held back.

In February of the fourth year of Zongsheng, after Chen Menghe participated, the meeting finally came to an end.The final result was that the liquor monopoly in some areas was cancelled, and salt and ironware were still in the hands of the government.The result of this meeting was not only that, they deeply analyzed the various policies of Emperor Yuan Ding, overturned many harsh wartime plans, and further implemented measures to rest with the people.

After the meeting, many people looked at Chen Menghe with admiration for the eloquent talk at the meeting. Of course, some thought that he was just a puppet pushed by the emperor, and Chen Menghe didn't care about it.

Later, Zhou Yunshen held a private banquet in the palace. Only Li Feng, Chen Menghe, Zhou Yunshen and Huo Lingyue attended the banquet.

"It's been four years since General Huo left." Li Feng sighed. Although Huo Yi is no longer a general, many people are still used to calling him that.For Huo Yi, the strongest label on him is the general, and the achievements of the Northern Expedition are written on the Taishan Stone.

They didn't wear serious court clothes today, but sat together casually, just like they did in Taixue back then.

At that time, Zhou Yunshen wasn't even a prince, and they were all just teenagers with ideals and ambitions but could do nothing.Today's four people already represent the pinnacle of Dai Viet's power.

Zhou Yunshen shook his head and sighed: "Leave the rest to us. If it weren't for Chen Menghe, this meeting would probably last a long time before there is a result."

Chen Menghe smiled slightly: "I just did what I should do."

Zhou Yunshen turned his head silently, and said, "Royal father left too fast, actually I thought he would sit on the throne for a long time."

"He also wants to change the previous policy and change the direction of the whole Dai Viet." Huo Lingyue said.

"Stay here? He can do these things too." Zhou Yunshen felt that Zhou Zhenyan was really sober. The victory in the war did not make him fall into a frenzy of conquest, but he stopped in time and changed his strategy.

Huo Lingyue said: "Emperor Yuan Ding represents war and toughness. If he is in power, many reform measures that are contrary to the previous ones will be difficult to implement."

Chen Menghe continued casually: "Did the first emperor tell you this?"

Huo Lingyue nodded, and said blankly: "He told me before he left, otherwise, I would also feel that he was in a hurry to elope with his little uncle and didn't care about anything."

Zhou Yunshen: "..."

Li Feng: "...cough cough."

Chen Menghe smiled: "That's it, the late Emperor was indeed thoughtful."

They completely felt Huo Lingyue's resentment!Although Huo Lingyue has always wished that Huo Yi could do what she wanted to do, Huo Lingyue still felt very resentful when Zhou Zhenyi abducted Huo Yi, not to mention!

For three whole years, Zhou Zhenyan and Huo Yi did not come back. They went to the north, all the way to the northwest, and only occasionally sent a few letters back.

Those letters wrote about the scenery in the north, the long smoke in the desert, the scattered tribes, the caravans traveling in Dayue and the Western Regions, the barbarians living in Dayue and the Dayue people living in the Western Regions.Those unheard of foods and unique legends, they saw the sea in the desert, the towering snow-capped mountains, browsed the desert, mountains, lakes, all the way west, and saw an increasingly strange world.

In the letter, Zhou Zhenyan described a lot of what they saw and heard about the Western world, and even the whereabouts of the Huns.The military official Lan committed suicide, and after part of the Huns completely surrendered to Dayue, some of the Huns went west.With their invincible cavalry, the Huns were invincible in the west...then, they conquered a huge country.

This is what Zhou Zhenyan and the others heard. The country has a large territory, humid climate, fertile soil, and extremely rich grain production. It almost grows when thrown in the ground. It is a paradise-like existence... Even if it is a habit The Xiongnu, who robbed everywhere and never farmed land, could not resist the temptation and settled down in that place.Of course, the local people in that country have all become inferior people.

Zhou Zhenyan was amazed in the letter. They didn't have any specific experience in the past? What is fertile soil and water, but they are very envious in words.But a big country with such assets was easily defeated and became a slave of foreigners.Huo Yi explained it in the letter, because there is a large area of ​​plains, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and there is no way to defend when foreigners come.Don't look at the Xiongnu staying very comfortably, when another group of foreigners discover this place, the Huns will not be able to hold it.

And in war, willpower is very important. The fertile plains allow people living there to have enough food while lying down, and lack the spirit of resistance.There are often foreign invasions in that place. Every time they invade, the locals will lie down and fight. Anyway, soon after, another group of foreigners will attack...

Compared with Zhou Zhenyan who didn't care about anything when he shared his hands, Huo Yi would also ask about Dayue's situation, and also care about Huo Lingyue and Zhou Chuming.

When Zhou Chuming was born, he was a small ball, wet all over, with wrinkled facial features like a monkey.Zhou Zhenzhen was very disgusted, but Huo Yi carefully picked up the child, observed the similarities between the child's facial features and his parents, and named him Zhou Chuming.

Sometimes Huo Lingyue would show the child the letter mentioning Zhou Chuming, telling him that an elder in the north missed him. Zhou Chuming only had a vague memory of Huo Yi, but there were many people around who told him about General Huo s story.

In his mind, it was a familiar yet unfamiliar person.

"When will General Huo come back?" Li Feng couldn't help asking.

Huo Lingyue propped her chin, and said lazily: "I don't know, when it's time to come back, I will always come back."

"That's great." Li Feng said with emotion: "Actually, when I was in Taixue, I imagined this scene. After many years, we can still get together, just like now."

Chen Menghe said softly: "Fate has favored us enough."

Since he was able to enter the imperial court openly, there was nothing that could stop him from showing his strengths. What happened in his childhood, the decadence of a young man, those ambitions that had been extinguished, were ignited again.

Zhou Yunshen poured a glass of wine for each of them with his own hands, and said, "Before I came to Chang'an City, I was going to die."

He already felt that everything didn't matter, but he met Huo Lingyue, and then met Chen Menghe and Li Feng... Although there were some small emotional conflicts between everyone, Zhou Yunshen admired the abilities of Chen Menghe and Li Feng.

Huo Lingyue picked up the wine glass and said, "To Da Yue, to ourselves."

It's fine now, everyone is doing what they want to do.Zhou Zhenqian completed the Northern Expedition, which made Dayue's reputation resound all over the world. He was emperor for 15 years, and he was able to leave everything and the people he liked to travel around.Huo Yi also fulfilled his long-cherished wish, and was finally able to let go of the burden on his shoulders. When he saw Zhou Chuming's birth, he no longer had any regrets.Qiu Hongguang guards the northern border, is at ease, and dominates one side.Li Feng took the position of Da Sima and assumed the glory of the Li family. Chen Menghe stepped into the imperial court, and from then on he went straight up.Zhou Yunshen drifted with the tide, but he became the one who decided the direction of the waves.

The four wine glasses were raised at the same time, making a crisp sound.

Respect everyone.

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