On the third day of November in the first year of Dalong Yongping, Liu Mingzhi led his troops and horses and had to withdraw from the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom when food and grass were in short supply.
When more than 400,000 soldiers and horses evacuated Daizhou, the city closest to Shanhaiguan in the southern border of the Jin Kingdom, crystal snowflakes slowly fell from the gloomy sky.
The sudden cold feeling on their faces made everyone instinctively look towards the sky, looking at the heavy snow flying in the sky. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers slowly stretched out their palms to pick up the snowflakes and watched.
"Snowing?"
"Snowing!"
"What? Are these white things snow?"
"No, haven't you seen snow?"
"No, my hometown is in Lingnan. This is the first time I have seen snow since I was a child."
"Okay, let's take a closer look. This should have been our dragon's territory, and it should also be our dragon's snow, but now we have to give back the territory we finally won in vain. "
The sudden heavy snowfall caused the hundreds of thousands of troops who were on their way to stop and look up to the sky, admiring the first snow scene of the year.
Liu Mingzhi, who was riding on the horse, also stared blankly at the snowflakes gradually flying in the sky. He turned back and glanced at the north behind him, only to see that the northern sky had been blocked by a thick layer of snow.
This snow comes at any time!
Some are quite large.
"God bless, God bless!"
Next to Liu Mingzhi, Song Qing said two words of God's blessing. Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses and looked at Song Qing, who had an expression of surviving a disaster, and understood the meaning of his words.
Cheng Kai and others nodded in agreement: "What the deputy commander said makes sense. God has really blessed me, Dalongerlang. Fortunately, we have chosen the right path. If we continue to fight, the consequences will be disastrous."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Song Qing and others silently, sighed silently, waved his whip, and galloped towards Shanhaiguan in the wind and snow.
Aunt Mo Rongrong smiled and nodded at Song Qing and others, and hurriedly rode towards Young Master Liu to catch up.
Song Qing and others looked at each other in confusion, wondering what was going on with Young Master Liu.
It's snowing at the right time, and mortals can't control it. Why did the commander react like this?
Song Qing shook his head blankly: "Brothers, now is not the time to enjoy the snow. Each of you should lead your troops and quickly withdraw from Shanhaiguan and return home."
"We have the order."
"Husband, what's wrong with you?"
Because of the heavy snow, Liu Mingzhi was not too fast and was finally caught up by Gumo Rongrong who came from behind.
Liu Mingzhi shook his head gently: "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something!"
"May I take the liberty of asking what you meant?"
"Haha... Man's delusion is that he is fighting against the sky, and he is not overestimating his own capabilities."
"Alas, Zhuge Wuhou's mood after six trips to Qishan but returning without success is now fully understood. It's time and destiny."
"The Northern Expedition failed."
Gu Mo Rongrong looked at her husband's downcast expression with worry: "Sir, the failure of the Northern Expedition is not your fault. If food and grass can be supplied in time, we still have a chance to pacify the entire Jin Kingdom."
"If you want to blame it, you should blame the court. Husband, please don't blame yourself."
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "I know that now that things have happened, there is no point in complaining anymore. Let's go back to China to join Mr. Yun and the others."
"Well, Rongrong will accompany you."
A few hours later, Liu Mingzhigu, Mo Rongrong and his wife rushed to Shanhaiguan Yingzui Rock together, leaving the army at a distance to follow.
"Hush!"
Liu Mingzhi tightened the reins of his horse tightly and stared at a luxurious carriage next to Yingzui Rock in astonishment.
What shocked Young Master Liu was not this luxurious carriage. With Liu Mingzhi's background, he had never seen any rare and exotic treasures. There weren't many things that could make him stunned, let alone a carriage.
What really made Liu Mingzhi stunned were the two beauties standing next to the carriage.
Who are these two beauties if they are not the queen, the cute little mother and daughter.
Liu Mingzhi stared blankly at the mother and daughter who were looking at him indifferently. He didn't know why the two of them appeared at Yingzui Rock in Shanhaiguan, the place where the two countries meet.
"Daddy!"
The little cutie looked at Mr. Liu who was sitting in a daze on the horse, with a smile on his pretty face that would make all the flowers eclipse. He excitedly waved his white palms at Mr. Liu.
The little cutie called out "Daddy", which brought Young Master Liu back to his senses. He turned over and dismounted and took a few steps forward. He looked at the empress standing next to the cutie with complex eyes, wearing a snow-white cloak and her delicate body erect. She didn't know whether she should It's time to come forward and talk.
Upon seeing this, Gumo Rongrong looked around, looked at her husband's back, smiled lightly and nodded slightly to the queen who was not far away, then galloped towards the direction of Daizhou in the Kingdom of Jin.
Liu Mingzhi stopped, and the Queen did not move forward. The two stood quietly looking at each other across Xue Mu.
Only the little cutie kept waving her palms at Young Master Liu like a restless little rabbit, and her little cherry mouth kept calling daddy.
"Mom, don't be stunned, let's go find daddy quickly."
The Queen held the little cute Hao's wrist with her hand, and looked at Liu Mingzhi opposite him with her bright eyes, motionless, with no intention of coming forward.
"Mother?"
The little cutie waved her little hand to the Queen. Seeing that the Queen was still motionless, she struggled to break free from the Queen's hand and ran towards Young Master Liu.
"Daddy!"
The little cutie pounced on Mr. Liu, who was standing still, and hung on his father.
"Dad, what's wrong with you? Are you not happy to see Yue'er? Do you no longer love Yue'er?"
"Why did you mother and daughter come to Shanhaiguan?"
"Yue'er misses daddy, um... um... mother misses him even more."
Liu Mingzhi lowered his head and looked at his daughter, who was as close to him as ever, with complex eyes.
"Daddy!"
"Yue'er, the man you call daddy just led his troops to attack your country, causing half of your country of Jin to fall under the dragon's cavalry. If it hadn't been for a reason, maybe the country of Jin would have been destroyed."
"Don't you hate daddy?"
"Leading soldiers and horses to attack his daughter's future Jiangshan Sheji, Liu Mingzhi is so ruthless and unjust, he is ashamed to be a father."
"Daddy, Liu Mingzhi is so embarrassed when you call him."
"You should hate me. It's all my fault."
The little cutie looked at Young Master Liu's depressed expression, hugged her father's neck and looked back at her mother who was standing still not far away, smiling and twisting Young Master Liu's ears which were red from the cold.
Her delicate little face rubbed against Mr. Liu's sad stubble.
"Dad, can't you be so serious? Yue'er doesn't want to see you like this. Yue'er still likes her former father."
"Yue'er, do you hate being a father?"
The little cutie shook her head silently, loosened her arms around Young Master Liu's neck and began to fumble in the delicate purse around her waist.
After a while, the little cutie took out a piece of paper from her purse and waved it in front of Young Master Liu's eyes.
"Dad, you were the masked person that day, right?"
Liu Mingzhi stared deeply and deliberately opened the note in the little cutie's hand.
"Father, I don't know what this is, and I don't understand what you are talking about!"
The little cutie hugged her father's neck affectionately.
"Dad, Yue'er doesn't know why you insist on siding with Dalong to unify the world, and even lead troops to attack the Kingdom of Jin."
"But Yue'er believes that dad will never harm Yue'er."
The little cutie slipped off Liu Mingzhi, put away the note in his hand, gently grasped Liu Dashao's generous palm with his white and tender hands, and raised his other little hand to point towards the south.
"Yue'er will always remember that day in the past. Above the Dalong court, her father held Yue'er's small hand with his big hand and walked into the Qinzheng Hall of the palace in a fair and just manner. He looked around at the civil and military officials of the Dalong Dynasty and what the bad uncle said loudly. A word."
"If the sky falls, Daddy will carry it for you."
"Yue'er will hate anyone, but Yue'er will never be a father who, for the sake of Yue'er, threatens to be an enemy to everyone in the world in order to protect Yue'er's safety in Yue'er's enemy country!"
"Dad, for the sake of Yue'er, he will not hesitate to make enemies of everyone in the world."
"Yue'er believes that the father who loves Yue'er so much must have a reason why he is not understood by others when he leads troops to attack the Kingdom of Jin."
"Mom doesn't understand dad, even if everyone doesn't understand dad."
The little cutie looked up at Young Master Liu with a smile on his face, his face stiff and his eyes already red.
"Even if no one understands dad, Yue'er will definitely understand dad and will never resent dad."
"Because you are my father, and you love Yue'er the most."
Liu Mingzhi listened to the little cutie's soft and waxy voice, his eyes were a little sour, and there was a faint mist in his eyes.
Looking up at the growing snowflakes in the sky, Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath.
"The wind is a little noisy today."
Liu Mingzhi took off his cloak and put it on the little cutie's body. Without hesitation, Liu Mingzhi got on his horse and galloped towards Yingzhou.
"It's windy at night, please pay attention to your health and wait for me to come back!"
