Daxia Lingxian

"It's you." Luo Ning smiled slightly, "No courtesy."

"Thank you, my benefactor." Zhuo Xiao said, "Seeing my benefactor today is really a surprise to Zhuo Xiao."

When the Zhuo family saw that Zhuo Xiao was an old friend of Luo Ning, they couldn't help but look at Zhuo Xiao with admiration.

Zhuo Xiao is the concubine of Zhuo Shao. She is often sent out by the family to find out information in the world, so she has little sense of presence in the Zhuo family and her status is not high.

Unexpectedly, Luo Ning was still her savior.

"Thank you, Lord Duke, for rescuing my little girl..." Zhuo Shao quickly stepped forward to express his thanks.

Speaking of which, he has a lot of children, but he doesn't like Zhuo Xiao.But in the future, it will be different.

Not to mention that he didn't know that Zhuo Yun was killed by Luo Ning. Even if he knew, he could only pretend to be confused at this time.

In the face of family interests, what does a son mean?
Although Zhuo Shao used Zhuo Xiao to get on the pole to curry favor with Luo Ning, he felt very sorry in his heart.

Alas, if my sister could return to the family, the Zhuo family would definitely be even more prosperous.

It's a pity that my sister went to the mysterious Mo Xuezong and never came back.

"Master Zhuo, you're too polite." Luo Ning was quite polite to Zhuo Shao, "Rescuing your concubine is just a matter of effort."

Zhuo Shao said flattered, "That's my little girl's blessing."

Luo Ning no longer answered Zhuo Shao, but looked at Zhang Sheng, the county governor with the highest official position present.

"Mr. Zhang Fu, how is the situation in Yizhou now?"

Three years ago, the county governor was an unattainable figure in his eyes.But now, he can consult the dignified county governor as a superior.

How dare Zhang Sheng neglect?He immediately came out and said:
"The well-educated Duke Wei knows that after Su Dun took over as the shepherd of Yizhou, the wealthy people in Shu will have the money and ability to contribute, which is better than the insect monster pretending to be Wen Changbo..."

It turns out that the person who succeeded Luo An was the fake Zhang Tao, and the person who succeeded the fake Zhang Tao was Su Dun, the Supreme Patriarch of the Su family.

Su Dun is not only a powerful person with perfect venerable status, but also a strong person in formation and military skills. In addition, he is very prestigious among the Yizhou wealthy families, so he is more suitable to be the Yizhou shepherd than the fake Zhang Tao.

After the fake Zhang Tao was exposed and imprisoned, Chongzhen decisively appointed Su Dun, a native of Yizhou, as the new shepherd of Yizhou. He also rehabilitated Su Chuo's father, Su Dian, and restored Su Dian's reputation.

Chong Zhen found the right person this time.

After Su Dun took over, he quickly gathered the power of Yizhou's wealthy families and firmly controlled the 40-strong Yizhou Army.

This 40-strong army was compiled and trained by Luo'an, and the military resources had been fully reserved by Luo'an. It was originally used by Luo'an to separate Yizhou and establish himself as king.

Half of the 40 troops were reinforcements sent by Luo'an from several surrounding states in favor of the King of Shu. Many of them were not from Yizhou.

Luo An spent a lot of effort and fed the military resources before allowing them to become the Yizhou Army with peace of mind.

Luo An's original plan was that as long as he raised them for another five or six years and turned them into private soldiers of the Luo family, he would be able to separate Yizhou and achieve King Tu's hegemony.

However, it is not as good as God.After all his hard work, he finally got an advantage over Su Dun.

After Su Dun took control of Yizhou's military power, although he did not regain the six counties occupied by the two major rebels, he stabilized his position and saved half of Yizhou.

Zhang Bingzhong and Li Hongji attacked several times but failed.

At present, in addition to the 40 troops under the command of Zhou Mu Su Dun, Yizhou's official army also has hundreds of thousands of regiments.

In Emei County alone, there are [-] regiments training.

So many people thought that as long as Su Dun was given a few more years, it would not be difficult to regain the six counties.

But after listening to Zhang Sheng's report, Luo Ning knew that Su Dun could not protect Yizhou at all.

These people are too optimistic.

Because Lu Pianpian had said long ago that Zhang and Li would not only occupy the entire Yizhou, but also sweep the Central Plains within two years at most!

In the past few years, Li Hongji and Zhang Bingzhong have occupied half of Yizhou. They seem to have made no big moves and even give people a feeling of insufficient progress.

However, Luo Ning knew that the most important thing for Li Hongji and Zhang Bingzhong in the past three years was only one thing: "training!"

They knew very well that the army under their command was still dominated by the new army, and they did not have the ability to march eastward to Heluo.

Instead of expanding on an unstable footing, it is better to practice hard on internal skills and temporarily cease operations.

In another year, when their elite troops are fully trained, Su Dun will be unable to stop them.

Of course Chongzhen was not stupid, he also saw Zhang Li's intention to rebel against the thieves.

But the problem is that almost all the elites of the imperial court are resisting the Jin army in the north, and troops are being used in many places. He has no spare power to support Yizhou.

The situation in Daxia as a whole is actually that the arrogance has not fallen down and the market has not collapsed, but there are fires everywhere, focusing on one thing and the other.

Except for Yongzhou and several southern states where the capital is located, troops are being used everywhere and resources are requested from the court.

Some state pastors have vague intentions of separatist rule.

Chongzhen can only place his hope on the local strength of Yizhou.Therefore, he pinched his nose and appointed Su Dun, the head of the Yizhou family, to be the shepherd of Yizhou.

It is hoped that with the help of the Yizhou family, the rebels can be suppressed.

As for whether the Yizhou family would be in great trouble because of this, he didn't care.

The county governor Zhang Sheng considered it again and said:

"Your Excellency, Your Majesty has appointed the Duke as the commander-in-chief of the military forces in Tubo and Yizhou. The safety of Yizhou must be entrusted to the Duke."

"With the Duke in charge and Su Yizhou as our assistant, no matter how arrogant the rebels are, our Yizhou will be safe and sound."

"Zhang Fujun is wrong, I was just in name." Luo Ning shook his head and said, how could he be fooled by Zhang Sheng?

This Zhang Sheng is indeed an official born as a Confucian and Taoist monk, but he is much more cunning than Zhuo Shao and others.

He gave Luo Ning a high hat and wanted Luo Ning to suppress the rebels.

How could Luo Ning stand up for these wealthy bureaucrats?

He wished that the rebels would capture the entire Yizhou and eradicate these "big men".

Zhang Sheng was a little disappointed when he heard this.

Luo Ning smiled secretly in his heart and said:
"With Su Yizhou here, Shu will have no worries. Your Majesty has not given me a full-time mandate. How can I overstep my authority and restrict Su Yizhou?"

"Su Yizhou is the state shepherd. As the nominal commander of Yizhou's military affairs, I should not interfere too much in Yizhou's major affairs."

"Besides, the three counties under my command are facing pressure from Tibet. The Tibet army will come back at any time. I am guarding the border for Daxia, so of course I have to be in charge of Longcuo City."

Luo Ning's reason may be right or wrong.

If he really wanted to take control, of course he could use the airs of the military governor of Yizhou to fight for power with Su Dun.

In this way, it not only increases the number of troops to suppress the rebels, but also restrains the Yizhou family.

This is of course the situation Chongzhen hopes for.

Chongzhen gave Luoning the title of military commander of Yizhou for this reason.

Chongzhen did not give Luo Ning full-time orders, of course, to prevent Luo Ning from completely controlling the military power of Yizhou and completely expanding it.

But the emperor's balancing technique gave Luo Ning room to operate freely.

If Luo Ning didn't want to take care of it, he could just use the excuse that he didn't have a full-time mandate, ignore it, and just sit on the sidelines.

Zhang Sheng felt very tired after hearing Luo Ning's words.

This Duke of Wei just wanted to preserve his strength and sit on the sidelines.

What about the Tubo army?
I have long heard that the Tubo Queen led her army to the east and was defeated by him, and the Tubo Queen was captured by him.

Tubo is now in danger and cannot protect itself. How can it care about the three counties?

If Luoning didn't take the initiative to fight Tubo, the Tubo court would just burn incense.

Alas, Wei Guogong is so young, but so slippery and careless. He really doesn't love himself.

Seeing that Luo Ning had no intention of helping Yizhou suppress the rebels, Zhang Sheng couldn't talk about it anymore, so he had to change the topic:
"The Duke of Wei returned to his hometown with great honor today. I also asked the Duke of Wei to stay at the government office in honor of me. Let me wait and show my respect..."

Luo Ning refused without thinking:

"No. The so-called military situation is like a fire. I have to rush back to the three counties immediately to prevent the Tubo from taking advantage of the opportunity to attack."

How could he be interested in attending these people's banquets?

If he hadn't been in front of Daxia officials at this time, he wouldn't have bothered to say a word to them.

"Let's go, no need to send you off." Luo Ning waved his hand and glanced at everyone in the Xue Mansion, "I will be back."

Xue Lu and others were shocked. How could they not understand what Luo Ning meant?
If the Xue family dares to help the Xue Bingyu sisters, then the Xue family will be exterminated!

Only if sisters Xue Bingyu live a miserable life, the Xue Mansion will be safe.

This Luo Ning is really a vengeful person.

"Farewell to my benefactor." Zhuo Xiao said, feeling a little reluctant for some reason. "I respectfully send you off to Duke Wei!" Zhang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, this young prince with a strange opportunity was sent away.

Luo Ning led the ghost army to move forward and soon entered Tu County.

He is from Tuo County.

However, Luo Ning brought tens of thousands of ghost soldiers with him and had no intention of returning to Maple Leaf Village, lest the ghost soldiers disturb the villagers.

I can only live in my hometown without entering.

Tens of thousands of ghost soldiers passed through Tuo County like dark clouds. Although they were marching in the wilderness, the movement they caused was still shocking.

High on the mountain in Maple Leaf Village, a woman with eighth-level cultivation stood blankly on the top of the mountain, looking at the figure of the young man leading the ghost army in the distance.

She looks sweet, but looks very haggard.

Between the eyebrows, there is a look of sorrow and resentment.

Who is this woman if not Cai Quan'er?

She became the seventh wife of Wenchang Bo Mansion and became a monk from an ordinary village girl. Her brother was a high school Jinshi and became a noble Confucian and Taoist monk.

At that time, she felt how wonderful life was and how glorious the world was.

She did not suffer the pain when Hui Jian cut off her lover in vain. She bravely said goodbye to the person in her past.

Finally, I can become a human master and compete with those young gentlemen and ladies.

Wen Changbo's favor not only promoted his brother's career, but also allowed him to enjoy the glory and wealth that he had never imagined before in the Earl's Mansion.

Even the princesses and ladies from big families would politely call her "Seventh Madam" when they saw her.

These past few years have been really happy, that’s life.

But who knew... God was teasing me like this!

The world-famous Wen Changbo suddenly became a fake and finally turned into a bug!
It turns out he was transformed into a bug monster!
She has been the concubine of the bug monster for several years!

With the help of Duke Yan Shenggong, the real Wen Changbo recovered his identity. The first thing he did when he returned to Wen Changbo's house was to divorce a lot of his wives and concubines!
Even the children born to the insect monster were all driven out of Wenchangbo Mansion.

I suddenly became a divorced woman!
Suddenly become the laughing stock in the eyes of others!
She had no place to go and could only find her brother Cai Ji.

But before she could get comfort from her brother, she was ridiculed by her new sister-in-law.

My sister-in-law is the daughter of a minister, of noble birth, and she speaks with no regard for her face.

My sister-in-law said that it is not suitable for you to live with your brother, as it will hinder your brother's career!
As long as others see you, they will think of the insect monster pretending to be Wen Changbo, and they will remember that your brother was recommended by the insect monster.

Not only will your brother be laughed at, he may also be dismissed from office.

For the sake of your brother's future, it's better for you to leave.

You don’t have to worry about resources and money, your brother will not treat you badly.But in the future, don’t come to Cai’s house easily.

What made her even more sad was that her brother actually fell silent after hearing these words from her sister-in-law!
He did not refute his sister-in-law's words, but remained silent!

She knew that her sister-in-law still had something on her mind that she hadn't said yet.

What the sister-in-law is thinking must be: Why don’t you die?Don’t you know that as long as you live, you will be a stain on the Cai family and a stain on your brother?
Finally, her brother said to her, "Sister, please feel aggrieved for a while. When my brother becomes an important minister and has full wings, he will definitely take you home."By then, our brothers and sisters will be reunited.

She thought it was ridiculous.

When she became a laughing stock, homeless, and in need of warmth the most, the brother who loved her most turned out to be closed to her!
For the sake of his career, he obeyed his new sister-in-law and no longer cared about his own feelings.

Hahaha, brother!Do you know why I married Wen Changbo in the first place?Although it’s also for myself, I’m doing it even more for you!

Brother, you are very talented and ambitious, but in this dirty world, what do talent and ambition mean in the face of power? !

Without me marrying Wen Changbo, no matter how talented my brother is, how can he go to high school?Even if you are in high school, how can you be appreciated by the emperor?How can he marry the daughter of a minister?
Brother, you married your sister-in-law and forgot about your sister. I am so sad.

You treat my sister like this. My sister is really sad and feels that the whole world has abandoned me.

But she had no choice but to return to Maple Leaf Village.It was as if her life was a circle and she eventually came back to where she started.

Although the world is big, news spreads too fast.

Back in Maple Leaf Village, even the villagers knew that there were two big shots in this village.One is Luo Ning and the other is Cai Ji.

Luo Ning!

She returned to Maple Leaf Village and often recalled her childhood sweetheart days with Luo Ning.

In the mountains and forests, by the spring, on the field ridges...in front of the lamp, under the moon, in dreams.

"Brother Ning, I must marry you when I grow up. If I have to marry you, will you marry me?"

At that time, the boy was not yet at the age of dancing elephants, and he was still young and shy.But he still smiled when he heard her words.

His smile was like fragile celadon that seemed to break at any time and then drift away in the wind.

His gentle and delicate red phoenix eyes are like the most touching touch in a painting.

"Sister Quan'er, you are too young. When you grow up, you may not be willing to do it."

"No, Brother Ning, what I said is true. When I grow up, I will definitely marry you. Are you willing to marry me?"

The boy was actually only one year older than her, but he touched her head like a big brother.

"Sister Quan'er, things are unpredictable. If you are still willing to marry me when you grow up, then I will definitely marry you. If your heart remains unchanged, my heart will remain unchanged."

But a few years later, she visited the county seat and no longer wanted to stay in Maple Leaf Village.

The world in the county is really too big.

And outside the county town, there is a broader and more gorgeous world.

From then on, she suddenly discovered that Luo Ning had lost the feeling that made her heart beat before.

Alas, it would be great if Brother Ning were a monk and an official.

Unfortunately, he is not.

Brother, what should I do?She could only ask Cai Ji and open her heart to her brother.

After hearing her troubles, the elder brother said after a long time, sister, you have grown up and are no longer a little girl.

When you were a child you liked catching butterflies, now you like rouge and gouache.My love for butterflies was true back then, and my love for rouge and gouache is also true now.

She said, Brother, what should I choose?Should you choose what you like now or what you liked before?
My brother also sighed.Sister, I don’t understand a girl’s heart. I can’t help you make a choice because I don’t know if you will regret it in the future.

You choose.

She thought for a long time and finally said, then I will choose rouge and gouache.

So, she never looked for Luo Ning again.Even if Luo Ning came to see her, she would avoid seeing him.

Even if she saw him, she would treat him like a passerby.

If the villagers make fun of her and Luo Ning again, she will fall out.

Luo Ning knew her thoughts and never came to her again.

Soon after, Luo Ning left Maple Leaf Village and married into the Xue family.

Cai Quan'er retracted her thoughts and burst into tears at some point.

She looked at the once familiar figure in the distance, but now she felt so far away and so strange.

"Brother Ning, I regret it."

"But, I no longer have the face to see you."

"Goodbye, Brother Ning."

Cai Quan'er felt extremely sour in her heart. She looked at the sky and found that the sky was gray, just like her own heart.

Of course Luo Ning had discovered Cai Quan'er a long time ago.

Even Cai Quan'er's tears were clearly seen by his consciousness.

But he just glanced at it lightly, and then looked back with a calm heart.

gone.

Li'er, brother, I will see you soon.

PS: These two chapters are actually just a cut through the original emotional relationship.Both Xue Bingyu and Cai Quan'er were wiped away like cobwebs, leaving no trace.

But I know that many book friends don’t like to read this kind of chapter because they think it has no actual content.But I think that the writing must also be dealt with, and an explanation must be made, otherwise there will be holes left unfilled.Good night, Crab. I hope you all take care of yourself. (End of chapter)