Nagato has such a slim waist

The eighth year of Jingning was a time of turmoil.

In March, Wen Xingsu led an army of 160,000 and revolted on the battlefield. After the mutiny, they surrounded Xinjing, renamed the rebel army "Andu Army", announced it to the world, named him King of Andu, and forced Pei Cong to abdicate.

Pei Cong urgently stationed troops in Xinyi and mobilized troops to defend Xinjing. He closed the door and beat the dog, and surrounded the Andu army and Xinjing together in the Andu County area.

At the same time, an imperial edict was issued to denounce Wen Xingsu for his hypocrisy, forcing the emperor to abdicate in the Suoyaoling Rebellion, for holding the empress hostage, for making false statements and slandering her innocence. His words were hateful and his actions were shameful. The emperor also expressed his love generously, saying that he and Empress Feng "have been married since childhood and have no doubt about their love for each other."

In April, Wen Xingsu contacted the former Jin elders who were "anti-Yong and restore Jin" and the major families whose privileges were weakened after the establishment of the Great Yong State, and jointly resisted the Yong army...

There is no doubt that Wen Xingsu has a clear mind.

Just because he has his own troops and is powerful, even if he has hostages in his hands, he may not be a match for Pei Jue.

He needs more help.

For their own interests, the old ministers of the Jin Dynasty and the aristocratic families hit it off and quickly came together to form a powerful force in order to check and balance Pei Cong and compete with him.

However, many aristocratic families and strongholds in various places responded, but Nagato remained silent.

They sent the old, weak, women and scholars to Xiaojieqiu, closed the village and doors, and only left a group of young and strong soldiers to guard the place. They claimed to the outside world that in the current chaotic times, they just need to protect themselves and will not get involved in any disputes.

Obviously, the people of Changmen were skeptical about Feng Yun's "rebellion".

The entire Huaxi was surrounded by Wen Xingsu's Andu Army, and the people of Huaxi chose to remain silent...

Upon hearing the news, Ao Qi brought Crown Prince Jun and swore an oath on the top of Andu City, vowing to live and die with Xinjing. The people in the city responded one after another, vowing to protect the crown prince and preserve the Yong Dynasty.

For a time, the news that Empress Dayong and her brother-in-law rebelled and parted ways with the emperor, leaving only the young prince to guard the city, spread throughout the world.

The country is in turmoil and the imperial power is shaky.

No one can tell clearly who is going against the will of heaven.

In May, the border was in danger and the Northern Rong tribe attacked the border.

Xiao Cheng saw the right opportunity and ordered General Xie Congguang to lead troops to march northward from Mingquan Waterway and Suoyaoling to attack the two wings of the Dayong Army...

Pei Cong was attacked from all sides.

The Yunchuan army captured Bingzhou.

So far, the war is everywhere...

The country is in decline and the world is in chaos.

The three kingdoms of Yong, Qi, Yun and Chuan were completely dragged into the war.

Wen Xingsu had a clear goal, which was to force the emperor to abdicate and gradually bring down the Dayong regime.

By June, after experiencing rebellion, internal strife, mutiny, and split, Pei Cong led the Chijia, Huangjing, and Chenghe armies to fight a fierce battle with Wen Xingsu on the Huai River.

At the same time, Helian Qian, Yu Zhong, and Shi Yin led the Zi Dian and Qing Long troops to cross the Zhuhe River, and joined forces with Yunchuan's 100,000 elite troops to launch a surprise attack on Bingzhou, forcing the Qi army to return to defend. They fought for two full months in the Zhuhe and Hongye Valley areas...

In August, the situation on the battlefield suddenly reversed. Emperor Xiao Cheng of Qi suddenly fell ill on the battlefield and fainted under his horse. The Qi army was in great chaos and was defeated by Helian Qian. They retreated to Jiulong Town south of Xinyi.

By October, Pei Cong had successively recovered Guyi, Danjun, and Mingquan areas, and personally led a large army to support Chunyu Yan, breaking through Bingzhou and driving the Qi army back to Hengqu Pass.

In the past few months, there have been several reports that Qi Jun is critically ill.

The outside world had no idea whether this was true or not, but due to this influence, the morale of the Qi army was low and they were unable to withstand the frenzied counterattack of the Dayong army, suffering repeated defeats.

At this point, Bingzhou became part of Dayong's territory.

Except for the territory under the jurisdiction of Andu Army north of the Huai River, all of Dayong’s territory has fallen into Pei Cong’s hands...

After nine months, the chaos was basically settled.

Rather than saying that Wen Xingsu had 180,000 soldiers who surrounded Xinjing and had the support of old-fashioned officials and aristocratic families, giving him all the advantages, it would be better to say that Wen Xingsu and his Andu Army had been surrounded like a dumpling in the middle by the three armies of Ao Qi, Pei Cong and Chunyu Yan.

It's just that the dumplings were put into the pot, but no one dared to light the fire.

Because Wen Xingsu holds a chess piece that is absolutely fatal to Pei Jue...

Or hostages.

Wen Xingsu never used Feng Yun to threaten Pei Cong.

Pei Cong never believed that Feng Yun would rebel.

During the more than half a year of confrontation in Xinjing, Ao Qi sent people to deliver messages several times, in the name of Crown Prince Pei Jun and calling him "maternal uncle", hoping to negotiate with Wen Xingsu.

Wen Xingsu refused.

In response to Pei Jun's plea for his mother, he gave him gentle advice.

Just tell Pei Jun that his uncle and mother just want to give him the best.

He also said that his mother would only have him as her son, but his father would have countless...

Ao Qi was so angry that he cursed his mother in the palace, but Rui Bao calmly advised him, "You and I both know that our mother will not rebel. What my uncle said was just to disturb me, don't take it seriously."

Ao Qi looked at the seven-year-old Ruibao, thought about Feng Yun whose life or death was unknown, held the child, and promised him again and again.

"I promised the Queen that I would protect Your Highness. I will keep my word. As long as I am alive, Wen Xingsu will not be able to break through the Imperial City."

Ruibao nodded, wiped Ao Qi's tears, then started crying too, saying he missed his mother.

The child showed wisdom and calmness beyond his age, but the more so, the more heartbroken Pei Cong, who was far away in Xinyi, felt.

A family of three, separated in three places.

He was unable to comfort his son, and his son had to comfort him instead.

Pei Cong gritted his teeth and swore in front of Chunyu Yan in Bingzhou, on the Huai River, "If Wen Xingsu falls into my hands, I will tear him into pieces and make him die a miserable death."

Prior to this, Pei Cong had also sent envoys to the Andu military camp, and expressed in a friendly manner that Dayong could move its capital to Xijing, cede the five counties of Xinzhou including Andu to Wen Xingsui, and govern him across the Baihe River, and they could not invade each other and sign an alliance.

I have only one request, to return Feng Yun...

Wen Xingsu said nothing more.

He is very calm.

Watching Pei Jue go crazy calmly.

In the nine months since he lost Feng Yun, he hadn't heard a word from her, and he hadn't gotten any news from her. This was enough to drive any man crazy... However, what Wen Xingsu hadn't expected was that Emperor Xiao Cheng of Qi, who was rumored to be "dying", actually sent his mentor, Taifu Yan Bushi, to cross the Huai River at night to have a heart-to-heart talk in the camp...

"King Qi is in love with Feng Twelve Niang alone. Your Majesty can set any conditions and we can discuss them all."

In one word, the intention is made clear and sincere.

The Emperor of Qi only wanted Feng Shi'er Niang, and as long as he gave her to her, Wen Xingsu could set any conditions he wanted.

Then, Yan Buxi began to use his eloquent tongue to form alliances.

"Please allow me to save my dignity and say a few words from my heart. Your Majesty and the King of Qi have known each other since childhood. We both studied under me, and we call each other brothers and have a very close relationship... With such a foundation, why should we worry about not being able to make plans and rule the world together?"

"Your Majesty, you can make a blood oath with the King of Qi and join forces with Qi to attack Yong. After the success, you two can rule the country separately from each other, one in the south and one in the north, sharing the country. Your cooperation will always win, your names will go down in history, and your foundation will last for thousands of years..."

Such a big piece of meat and such bait is enough to make people salivate...

Wen Xingsu remained unmoved.

From beginning to end, no one knew anything about Feng Yun.

He was like a needle piercing everyone's heart. Just one sentence, "In this life, Yaoyao and I will live and die together," was enough to make them hesitate to act.

The civil strife in Dayong went from being a foregone conclusion to a stalemate.
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As the seasons change, the leaves in the courtyard fall again and the weather gradually turns cooler.

Feng Yun was extremely anxious...

She had no idea what was happening outside as Wen Xingsu blocked her from receiving any information. But time passed day after day as she waited, and she was like a trapped beast.

The small courtyard where Wen Xingsui imprisoned her was very gorgeous and quiet, and her clothes and food were all exquisite. It was like raising a canary and giving her the best, but the cage would never be opened.

There was no familiar person around her.

There are people guarding everywhere, making it difficult to move...

At first Feng Yun would be sarcastic, self-deprecating, go crazy, and even curse.

After a long time, she stopped talking.

Whenever Wen Xingsu had time, he would come to see her, but she became more silent and haggard day by day.

Her face was smaller, her eyes were deeper, and her body was much thinner. Wen Xingsu couldn't help crying when he saw her, and his heart became sadder each time.

In the past, when the brother and sister got together, they admired flowers and drank tea. They had endless things to talk about, and there was always a smile in Yaoyao's eyes.

This made his steps every time he went back to Nagato, especially light and cheerful...

Since when did it become so heavy and unbearable, with the pain gradually gnawing at my heart?

That afternoon, Yaoyao came to apologize to him for caning his mother.

They had embraced darkness together when they were young and knew what it felt like, but she no longer remembered to feel sorry for him.

The road back home eventually became narrower...

Wen Xingsu reached out to stroke her hair, his eyes deep as the abyss.

"Why torture yourself?"

Feng Yun looked at him without saying a word, with no emotion in her eyes.

Wen Xingsu: "You actually hate me so much."

Feng Yun chuckled, looked at her fingertips, fiddled with the corner of her clothes, and did not answer.

She had been kept in the yard for too long.

The range that Wen Xingsu allowed her to move in was too small.

They would move from time to time to prevent her from being found and to cut off her escape routes time and time again...

"Yaoyao, you know very well that I can't bear to see you like this..."

He came to hold her hand, bent his knees slightly and squatted down, looking up at her with pious eyes.

"Can I take you away? Far away..."

Feng Yun asked: "You want more than just power, right? The empire, the country, the beauties? I don't think so."

She has been thinking about this for a long time.

Do you want the country?

Wen Xingsu was a participant in how Pei Jue seized the Jin Dynasty and was very familiar with the process.

But she couldn't see any eagerness from Wen Xingsu.

Want a beauty?

She was in his hands, and it would be easy to get her.

But he observed etiquette and kept his distance and did not touch her.

Feng Yun couldn't understand.

Wen Xingsu did not give an answer either.

"Yaoyao, you don't have to figure it out. The more you understand, the more constrained you will be."

From that day on, Wen Xingsu's supervision of her changed a little.

The maid will take the initiative to talk to her.

He talked about the weather, clothes, the flowers and plants in the yard, bought her three kittens, and even asked singers to sing for her. He tried to restore some vitality to her.

Feng Yun would only ask: "Where is Pei Jue? Let Pei Jue come to see me."

The atmosphere becomes eerily quiet.

Pei Cong is like a taboo word, no one dares to mention it.

It was at this time that Feng Ying came to visit. (End of this chapter)