At nightfall, several carriages had left Fengyuan territory.
On the swaying carriage, Chu Xianping silently put away the jade, looked at Wei Changtian who didn't know what he was thinking, and said softly:
"Sir, Youjia hasn't replied to you for a whole day."
"..."
The palms resting on his knees trembled slightly, and Wei Changtian lowered his head.
"I know...just wait a few more days. Maybe she won't be able to send you a message at this time."
"good."
In response, Chu Xianping probably wanted to say something, but in the end he still didn't say it.
He and Wei Changtian both knew that there were only two possibilities for Youjia not replying.
First, she did not assassinate Ning Yongnian yesterday, and now she did not reply just because it was inconvenient.
Second, yesterday she failed to assassinate Ning Yongnian, and then...
Since you have taken the Puppet Pill, there is no possibility of Youjia rebelling.
In other words, the consequences of her rebellion were no different from being directly killed by Ning Yongnian.
All are dead.
Sighing slightly, Chu Xianping stopped talking.
On the contrary, Du Chang on the side hesitated for a moment and then suddenly asked:
"Sir, I have always been curious about something."
Slightly different from others, Chu Xianping and Du Chang never showed too much grief and indignation about the incident in Yuanzhou City.
However, Wei Changtian knew that the former was deliberately hiding his emotions, while the latter most likely really didn't care.
Perhaps in Du Chang's opinion this is a good thing.
After all, Dafeng's 500,000 elite troops were wiped out. Ning Yongnian's next plan was definitely to strike back and point his sword at Fengyuan. He would have no time to take care of the Wei family and Shuzhou in a short period of time, giving Wei Changtian time to develop and grow again.
As for the two million Daning people who were "buried with them"... maybe Du Chang felt that they had nothing to do with them.
From another perspective, this idea is actually correct.
but......
"Just ask."
Nodding, Wei Changtian glanced at Du Chang.
"yes."
The latter thought for a moment and then asked: "Sir, I wonder what you wanted to get from Li Qi before?"
"Master, please don't misunderstand me. I just feel a little unwilling."
"We have spent so much energy on Yama's affairs, but in the end we have gained nothing. It is a pity."
"..."
This turned out to be the problem.
After being stunned for a moment, Wei Changtian did not answer directly.
He was silent for a long time, and then whispered:
"It's nothing to regret. In fact, Li Qi no longer has such a thing."
"there is none left?"
Du Chang looked confused, wondering what riddle Wei Changtian was trying to solve.
On the contrary, Chu Xianping on the side suddenly widened his eyes slightly and asked in disbelief:
"Sir, was your original condition...to withdraw your troops?!"
"..."
The bumpy car suddenly fell into silence, which confirmed Chu Xianping's guess from the side.
really.
Wei Changtian originally used "killing Yama" as a bargaining chip, and the condition he proposed to Li Qi was "Dafeng withdraws his troops."
It's hard to say what his mentality was when he proposed such a condition.
Perhaps it was because I just watched a movie about the harm caused by war to ordinary people before traveling through time.
Perhaps it was due to the education he received in his previous life that he instinctively disliked fighting.
Or maybe it was because Wei Changtian had "no desires and no demands" at that time, so he suddenly wanted to be a "hero" like Xiao Feng...
But no matter what the reason was, he indeed proposed such a condition to Li Qi.
Dafeng withdrew his troops and restored peace to the people of the two countries.
In fact, if Qin Zhengqiu hadn't swung his sword at noon, and if Li Qi hadn't had to wait until July 15th to fulfill his promise, Wei Changtian would have almost saved three million people by accident. life.
But unfortunately, there is no such thing as if.
Looking back now, Wei Changtian only feels how ridiculous his thoughts at that time were.
He wants to exchange peace through this childish way.
Ning Yongnian sacrificed the lives of three million people in exchange for war...
"Haha, that's ridiculous..."
A touch of self-mockery appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Wei Changtian slowly closed his eyes.
Chu Xianping and Du Chang looked at each other with complicated emotions, but neither of them said anything.
To be honest, in fact, they all have a little respect for Wei Changtian in their hearts at this moment.
Regardless of the outcome, under the circumstances at that time, he was able to let go of a country's treasures, but instead put forward a condition that was not beneficial to him... There are indeed not many people who can do this kind of thing.
What's more, it's a person like Wei Changtian.
Therefore, they admired him, but they also knew... This was probably the last time Wei Changtian would do such a thing.
This is not because Wei Changtian did anything wrong.
It's because things in this world are so strange.
Often the more "truthful, good and beautiful" something is, the harder it is to get good results.
The reason may be that most people don't live a "good" life.
So in their view, a life that is too "good" and something that is too "good"... is destined to be just a joke.
...
...
Three days later.
The news of the tragic destruction of Yuanzhou City spread throughout the world. The two countries of Fengning and Fengning held different opinions, and each had their own explanation to put all the blame on the other side.
Of course, as Dafeng, who also suffered heavy losses in this incident, his words will undoubtedly appear more credible.
However, for the people of Daning, they were instinctively more willing to believe Ning Yongnian's explanation of "the city was massacred and then punished by God".
Five days later.
Four hundred thousand Daning troops held a ceremony to worship the heaven outside Yuanzhou City for three days and three nights.
One is to comfort the three million souls who died overnight.
The second is to swear an oath to justify the upcoming counterattack.
Seeing the charred corpses all over the city, the angry roars of Daning soldiers could be heard for miles. Countless people rushed to Yuanzhou City to see off the righteous army.
Ten days later.
Daning's army crossed the Mang River, passed through the Western Desert and Gobi, and arrived at Dafeng Huailing Mansion. Regardless of the fatigue of the march, they violently attacked the city that day.
The two sides fought for several days, with corpses everywhere and no loess to be seen.
Fifteen days later.
The city of Huailing was defeated, and the Daning army continued to advance towards the hinterland of Dafeng.
When they heard about the victory on the front line, the whole country in Daning rejoiced.
There was a sudden heavy rain in Yuanzhou City, which continued for three days.
...
Outside Yuanzhou City, Meishan.
"Sir, Ning Yongnian has returned to Beijing."
Standing in the rain curtain, Chu Xianping turned to look at Wei Changtian, who was already soaked through, and added in a complicated tone:
"But no one in the same boat group has ever seen You Jia."
"..."
Taking a deep breath, Wei Changtian seemed extremely tired. He didn't know if it was because of the three consecutive days of heavy rain caused by "Heli".
Looking at the vast ruins under his feet that were shrouded in the majestic rain, he was silent for a long time, and then slowly sat on a piece of bluestone.
Yuanzhou City is as silent as a tombstone, and the man is as motionless as a stone sculpture.
Chu Xianping and Du Chang just stood behind Wei Changtian, saying nothing in the heavy rain.
Until a voice slowly sounded out from Yu's whimpering.
"Tell the Freemasons that the truth about Prince Jiang Shun's annihilation of his family and the fact that Princess Rou'an is still alive will spread throughout the thirty-six states within ten days."
"Tell Ning Yuke again and let her make all preparations."
"Within a month, I want her to be the Southwest King of Daning."
