Chapter 1097 1098 [Where to send this life]

Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Chapter 1097 1098 [Where to send this life]

The waves are coming from the sea, and there are piles of snow in front of the building.

From now on, you must go up the tide and watch the Yinshan Mountain twenty times.

The wind blows the rain into the sloping building, and the splendor deserves a good word of praise.

After the rain, the tide is flat, the river and the sea are blue, and the lightning flashes open the purple golden snake.

——"Inscribed on Pingjiang Wanghai Tower"

Pingjiang Town is located in Yangzhou in the northeastern corner of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, adjacent to the vast vast sea.

A hundred years ago, this was a small town with only about 300 households. As the former Wei Dynasty became increasingly decadent, civil unrest occurred in various places, and the fishermen on the shores of the vast sea began to fight bravely due to the pressure of survival.

Fang Xiexiao's great-grandfather took advantage of the situation and rose up, leading the fishermen to resist the corrupt officials who imposed excessive taxes. With his extraordinary bravery and courage, he gradually became a leader in the hearts of the local people.

By the time of Fang Xiexiao's grandfather's generation, the former Wei Dynasty had collapsed and all the great powers in the world had come together. Chen Chang, the Zhou Taizu who was the governor of Yangzhou at that time, recruited troops and horses and brought the children of Pingjiang into his pocket. After four generations of hard work, today's children of the Fang family

Spread throughout the Southern Zhou army, Pingjiang became a large city housing more than 60,000 households and more than 200,000 people.

On the east side of the city is the Wanghai Tower. This building was built by Fang Xiexiao's father. There are three cloisters outside the main five floors. The walls are made of chestnut shells and blue and gray colors. It is elegant, magnificent and refined.

The Fang family's construction of this sea-viewing tower has a profound meaning, because Pingjiang was originally just a small village, so it implies that one lives in a village but has high aspirations, and wanders on the dirt road while one's mind is on the sea.

Climbing to the top floor not only offers a panoramic view of the city, but also the endless clear waves of the sea, which is breathtaking.

The sea breeze is still there and the sound of the waves is just like yesterday. A middle-aged man in regular clothes is standing on the porch with his hands behind his hands, looking quietly into the distance with deep and melancholy eyes.

"Greetings, father." Fang Yuntian came behind the middle-aged man and saluted respectfully.

Fang Xiexiao didn't look back and asked calmly: "Are those two boys still peaceful recently?"

Fang Yuntian replied: "The third brother has been staying in the military camp and training hard every day. He looks fine, but he must be deeply depressed in his heart. The fifth brother has been making noises about joining the army all day, so my mother will

He was detained so as not to run out and cause trouble to his father at this time."

Thinking of his second son Fang Yunsong and fourth son Fang Yunhu, a deep pain appeared in Fang Xiexiao's eyes.

The world said how brave the five tigers of the Fang family were, but he knew that this was an exaggeration made by people with ulterior motives. In fact, among the five sons, only the eldest son Fang Yuntian had the potential to become a good general.

But no matter whether they are excellent or mediocre, they are his biological blood after all, and now two of them have left this world forever.

How can a white-haired person give a black-haired person a gift without pain?

Forcibly suppressing the grief in his heart, Fang Xiexiao turned to look at Fang Yuntian and said, "You have also read His Majesty's secret decree. What do you think?"

Fang Yuntian muttered: "Father, it is the general trend to unite Wu and fight against Liang. Wang Pingzhang's rebellion has not shaken the foundation of the Beiliang Dynasty. This shows the strength of the other party's national power and the stability of the court. From the three kingdoms back then, to the current Beiliang Dynasty,

Since our family is so dominant, it is an inevitable choice for Wu and our country to join forces."

He paused and then said hesitantly: "It's just that my son always felt that there seemed to be a deeper meaning behind Marquis Jubei's sudden proposal."

This involves the disputes in the Southern Zhou Dynasty for nearly twenty years. The reason why Xian Chunqiu retired from the army a few years ago was not because he was too old and unable to manage, but because he was strongly resisted by the generals of the Fang family.

His promotion from Beiliang to the second position in the military has aroused a lot of criticism and jealousy. If it were not for the support of Xu Huiyan, the chief minister, the study of Xian Chunqiu would have been piled up in Emperor Qingyuan's study.

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Therefore, Xian Chunqiu could only retreat bravely, but he did not expect that Fang Xie Xiao returned from the Battle of Jiangling with a huge defeat, losing more than 70,000 troops, and his reputation completely fell to the bottom. Because Fang Xie Xiao also took the blame for destroying the marriage between the two countries, resulting in

His prestige among the people also suffered a huge blow. Therefore, Xian Chunqiu received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Not only did he return to the court to take over as Prime Minister and Minister of Military Affairs, but the power of the Xian family also began to expand steadily.

Under such a premise, he suddenly took the position of the main war faction, suppressed the peace faction in the DPRK, and proposed the national policy of uniting Wu to resist Liang, which was puzzling to the children of the Fang family. The reason was that once the war resumed, Fang Xie Xiao

He will inevitably regain military power, because the Southern Zhou Dynasty military cannot do without the sacrifice of their lives by the generals of the Fang family and the descendants of Pingjiang.

Fang Xiexiao said slowly: "Xian Chunqiu is trying to drive away tigers and swallow wolves."

Fang Yuntian frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "He wants his father to lead the Fang family's children to death on the battlefield, and then sit back and reap the benefits? This is too whimsical."

Fang Xiexiao shook his head and said: "From his point of view, this is not too whimsical, because your father is suffering from the loss of his son, and the hatred between the country and the family has accumulated, so naturally he will fight to the death with Pei Yue."

Fang Yuntian remained silent.

Fang Xiexiao took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it to his eldest son, sighing: "This is the secret letter my father received this morning. It was sent from the north. It can be roughly judged that the messenger set out before Wang Pingzhang of Northern Liang rebelled.

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Fang Yuntian quickly took it and opened it. After a quick look, his expression changed slightly. He looked at Fang Xiexiao and said, "Father, what does Miss Chen mean?"

Fang Xiexiao looked at the undulating sea water in the distance and said leisurely: "Before she went to Beiliang Kyoto to assassinate the emperor, she gave all her trump cards to Pei Yue. She just wanted to tell her father that if she wanted to keep Pingjiang City and Fang

Our family has a century-old foundation, so we can only choose to cooperate with Pei Yue. Maybe in the future, after the north and the south merge, your father will be able to become a prince because of Pei Yue's care."

Fang Yuntian met the escaped Chen Xizhi once when he was a boy, but they lost contact later, but the impression in his mind was still fresh in his mind. He knew the connection between Chen Xizhi's mother and the south, and he also knew that his father was entrusted by an old friend to take good care of Chen Xizhi.

, but what she said in the letter was too outrageous.

Even if Pei Yue takes ten thousand steps back and puts aside his belief in loyalty to the country and kills his two younger brothers with his own hands, how can this hatred be resolved?

Furthermore, even if it is really impossible to resist the Beiliang cavalry in the future, how many people in Pingjiang City are willing to be under the wings of the enemy?

However, what shocked Fang Yuntian even more was that his father did not seem to reject Chen Xizhi's last wish at this moment.

"Father..." Fang Yuntian, who had always been calm and reserved, couldn't help but trembled.

"It all depends on man."

Fang Xiexiao said these four words without starting to the end, then turned to look at Fang Yuntian and said calmly: "Find two capable confidants to go to Beiliang Kyoto, and after meeting Pei Yue, in your name

Ask the other party what they think. Since he sent someone this letter from Chen Xizhi, he must have some plans for the future situation between Zhou and Liang. My father wants to know his intentions."

Fang Yuntian bowed in response.

After he retreated, Fang Xiexiao sighed softly and murmured to himself: "There are no unfinished eggs under the overturned nest. The Marquis of Jubei has traveled north and south for decades, indulged in his desire for power and ambition, but in the end he still doesn't understand This is the truth."

…

Qinzhou, Daliang, outside Chengjing City.

A very large convoy came out of the city. After traveling three or four miles, it divided into two parts. The one with more carriages turned to the south, and the one with fewer carriages turned to the north.

Beside the lush official road, two young women held hands and said goodbye.

Xu Churong said softly: "Sister, when you see Pei Yue, you must beat him twice for me. I took the risk and went north and waited for him here for nearly two months. It's okay if he can't come. But he refused to even say hello and asked me to do so many things for him."

Shen Danmo couldn't hide the sadness in his eyes. Looking at her angry expression, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart. Knowing that the other party was pretending to be such a childish person to help him resolve his sadness, he nodded and said, "I promise you."

Xu Churong smiled like a crescent moon, held her hand and said: "Sister, please remember to take care of yourself, we will definitely meet again in the future."

Shen Danmo said softly: "I will write to you."

Xu Churong smiled and said: "It's settled, we will use Pei Yue's secret postal route to deliver the letter!"

Shen Danmo stared into her eyes and said gratefully: "Chu Rong, thank you."

Xu Churong quickly shook his head and said: "Sister, what are you talking about? In fact, little sister also admires Master Shen... That's all, if you don't say this, it's getting late, so little sister should set off."

After saying goodbye, Shen Danmo stood there quietly for a long time until there was a sound of footsteps next to him.

Mr. Xi came forward with a slight look of shame on his face.

Shen Dan Mo Fu said politely: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Dan Mo, for traveling thousands of miles. This result is my father's choice. No one can be blamed. Sir, please do not blame yourself."

Mr. Xi nodded slightly and said gently: "Brother Shen's body is placed in the mansion. Pei Yue personally sent people to guard it. The ice is constantly falling day and night. Miss Shen does not need to worry. In addition to the guards you brought with you, I chose from the Xiangyun Fifty experts will accompany you all the way, so there will be no danger on the road."

"Thank you sir." Shen Danmo saluted again.

Mr. Xi raised his hand to support her, looked at the woman's cold expression, and sighed: "Miss Shen, what are your plans for the future?"

Shen Danmo said calmly: "This junior wants to bury my father before making any plans."

"Yes, please."

Mr. Xi stepped aside and gave way.

Shen Danmo boarded the carriage slowly, his face calm from beginning to end.

The carriage moved forward smoothly and soon caught up with the waiting motorcade in front. After converging, it headed north along the wide official road.
Chapter completed!