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    ​‍‌​‍‌☆、General Order 23

    In the summer of the 14th year of Yanping, Emperor Gaozu went on a personal expedition to attack the rebel Li Ding.

    In the later “Book of Yue. The Benji of Gaozu”, this war that changed the world was only briefly recorded.History is too grand and long, and everyone is just a tiny speck of dust in it. Being able to leave a record of just a few words is a symbol of achievements.

    But in this war, more of the people who died were nameless. They were either innocent people who died at the feet of the rebel army, or frontline soldiers who were crushed into dust on the battlefield. Even the famous generals and the noble nobles for a while could not avoid this kind of death without discrimination.

    Battle reports from the front line were sent back to the rear one after another. Yao Ji saw that many names she was familiar with were listed on the death list. These were troubled times. Human life was like a stubble of wheat straw, constantly falling, but there would always be more wheat straw standing up.Is it loyalty or ambition that guides them to move forward regardless of their own safety?No one can tell clearly.

    As more and more people died, the territory of the Vietnamese army was gradually expanding. Although it turned out that Li Ding’s desire to form an alliance with Vietnam was not sincere, Tan Boyu’s analysis of he was not wrong at the beginning.He has been entrenched in Guandong for many years, but has never been able to completely conquer it. Guandong was originally the most benign place in the capital. It received the emperor’s favor in this world, and both the people and the nobles were very resistant to Li Ding.He also lacks means and will only use violent means to suppress.

    Under this situation, the Vietnamese army was so powerful in the name of King Qin that by the late autumn of this year, it had captured most of Guandong, forcing Li Ding and the remaining remnants of he into the capital and unable to leave.

    What surprised Yao Ji was that when the Vietnamese army started fighting with Li Ding, King Jiaoxi, who had been watching with cold eyes, never made any move.He neither took advantage of the situation when the war was raging, nor came out to reap the benefits when both sides were severely depleted.The danger that everyone was worried about being taken over by King Jiaoxi did not appear at all. King Jiaoxi acted as if he was not interested in the ownership of the world at all.

    But if you say this, no one will believe it.So something must have happened, and there was a very important reason that held back King Jiaoxi and prevented him from moving.Although Yao Ji wanted to find out the inside story, Dai Viet’s intelligence system had always been controlled by Tan Boyu.

    Tan Heng was suspicious by nature, and such important work as intelligence would only be left to his own family.Originally, he entrusted this important task to Tan Zhongkun, but Tan Zhongkun was not good at detailed work. After working for a period of time, Tan Heng saw that it was really in trouble, so he had to hand it over to Tan Boyu.

    After so many years of development, no one except Tan Boyu can get involved in the matter of intelligence.Even if Yao Ji wanted to investigate Li Chengzhong, she had to secretly instruct her soldiers to do it.

    The results of the investigation were not abnormal. The interactions between Li Chengzhong and Tan Boyu were nothing more than intimate and polite interactions between the uncle and his nephew.If Yao Ji hadn’t stopped doubting her, nothing would have been found.

    But she knew Tan Boyu too well. This extremely smart man was also terrifyingly cold.Tan Shuyun was captured by Deng Tao back then. Although everyone knew that it was impossible to exchange Dingyang for Tan Shuyun’s life, only Tan Boyu could speak out calmly and admonish Tan Heng.

    To a certain extent, he is even colder than Tan Heng. Tan Heng is worried about his reputation, but Tan Boyu…

    If there’s anything he cares about, it’s probably only Yao Ji.So Yao Ji knows that Tan Zhongkun’s death cannot be blamed on him, because he knows that if he kills Tan Zhongkun, Yao Ji will definitely be sad about it.He will not hurt her, let alone force her, but he can use the most careful planning, step by step, to achieve his goal without getting his hands dirty.

    After all the troublesome investigation, Yao Ji finally found some clues.Li Chengzhong did support Tan Zhongkun, but as Tan Boyu became more and more respected, Li Chengzhong gradually wavered.He didn’t want to turn against Tan Boyu. After all, he had clearly supported the second young master for so many years. Once he rebelled, no matter whether the eldest young master believed in him or not, he would be ridiculed by others.

    Since he wants to continue to support the Second Young Master, he must increase his weight in Si Kong’s heart.Tan Zhongkun’s shortcoming is that he only knows martial arts and is not good at literary strategy, but for a king of a country, this is precisely the most important thing.Li Cheng was anxious in the center. Under the encouragement of his staff, he came up with a method that he thought was very good – that is, to find a way to make the second young master appear in Wenlue.

    Just when he made up his mind, he happened to meet Tan Heng who wanted to form an alliance with Li Ding.Li Chengzhong had followed Tan Heng for many years and was deeply influenced by Tan Heng. Others believed that it was inappropriate to form an alliance with Li Ding, but because this plan was proposed by Tan Heng, he subconsciously felt that it was very feasible. Under such a psychological influence, he persuaded Tan Heng, which in turn strengthened Tan Heng’s determination to form an alliance with Li Ding. He then logically proposed using Tan Zhongkun as his envoy, which ultimately led to Tan Zhongkun’s death.

    I am afraid that even Li Chengzhong himself did not realize that his series of decisions were all made under the deliberate influence of he.One of the most advocating staff members let Yao Ji catch his tail and found out that he had interacted with Tan Boyu’s boy.

    But this doesn’t mean anything at all, so what if there is contact?It’s not like servants and staff can’t be friends.Moreover, even if it is confirmed that the staff persuaded Li Chengzhong under the instruction of Tan Boyu, the decision was made by Li Chengzhong, and the matter of persuading Tan Heng was not done by Tan Boyu’s instructions.

    This is what is terrifying about that man. Only by understanding people’s hearts to the extreme can you use a person’s temperament and habits to manipulate others to achieve your own goals.

    But it was a coincidence that Tan Zhongkun died at this time.

    Tan Boyu could influence Li Chengzhong through his staff, but he could not control when Li Ding took action.He probably saw that Li Ding was not sincere in his intention to form an alliance, so he used Li Chengzhong’s help to recommend Tan Zhongkun as his envoy. As long as Li Ding didn’t really want to form an alliance, he would one day fall out.If Li Ding doesn’t rebel for one day, he will use various means to keep Tan Zhongkun in Guandong, keeping Tan Zhongkun in a dangerous situation.It doesn’t matter whether Tan Zhongkun’s death is early or late, it will come anyway.

    As for why he took action at this time, Yao Ji guessed that it was probably because Tan Heng was planning to determine his successor, and that person must not be he.

    Most of this inside story is based on Yao Ji’s speculation. She can’t find any evidence and doesn’t know whether it is true or false.She knew in her heart that her hope was false, but this hope was probably only slim.She sometimes always thinks that maybe it’s because of her that Tan Boyu is so unscrupulous.

    He and his sister are the people who know each other best in the world. Tan Boyu knew that she would not want to see him kill Tan Zhongkun, but he still did it. After all, it was because Tan Boyu understood better that she was persistent in letting him sit on the throne.

    So he can only get rid of Tan Zhongkun and get rid of all the obstacles in the world.This is probably the saddest paradox. She wanted to heal her hidden worries but did something she didn’t want to see. Should Yao Ji hate him or herself?

    Perhaps this was something that was destined from that day thirteen years ago. Their lives were intertwined with each other. In that cruel day, they were tightly bound to each other and would never be separated.

    That day, the day Hengyang City was destroyed, was Yao Ji’s first murder.

    The dagger stabbed into the person’s body, and the blood that splashed out was still sweet and warm.It’s not that she has never reaped life. In the last life she was reincarnated into, she had killed countless zombies. When she was the emperor, she had killed countless people through her will.

    But those are not the same, everything is different.

    She killed someone, really killed someone with her own hands.

    In the pool of blood in front of her, there lay the unconscious young man. He’s hand was always holding the soldier’s calf, and he did not let go even after he fainted.

    “Brother…” She walked over and helped the boy who was covered in blood up. The boy who was more than half a head taller than her was too heavy, so she could only drag him towards the cellar at the back with difficulty.After stumbling along the way, the wounds on the young man’s body were filled with dust. His right leg hung limply on the ground, showing a terrifying bend, and it was obvious that it was completely broken.

    “Yao Yao, run quickly, run quickly!”

    Everyone said this, and everyone stood in front of her without hesitation.When there was a faint light of fire on the horizon, Mrs. He sensed something was wrong and pushed the two children to let them run back: “There is a cellar behind. No one knows about it except me and your father.”

    “What about grandma?” Tan Boyu’s little face was full of anxiety, “grandma is coming with us!”

    “No!” Mrs. He interrupted sternly, “Those people are coming for us…” If the mother and son disappeared at the same time, they would have to trace them, and I’m afraid the cellar would be exposed. “Be good,” a kind smile appeared on the woman’s face, “Young man is the elder brother, so you must protect your sister. Remember, no matter what sounds you hear, no matter what happens outside, never, never come out.”

    That was the last time Yao Ji saw her. She turned around and faced the future of blood and fire as a helpless boudoir woman.

    But in the end it was too late. They found the entrance to the cellar and were about to climb in when they bumped into a lone soldier.The soldier raised the knife with a grim smile. Once again, the person standing in front of Yao Ji became Tan Boyu.He was chopped down with a knife, and blood spattered all over the ground. Such protection was actually in vain. He was so young and an immature child, how could he protect his sister from the butcher’s knife.

    But he rushed forward without hesitation, the first knife, the second knife, the third knife… The soldier seemed to be happy to see this handsome young man being tortured. Each knife missed the vital point, but the pain and cruelty was a thousand times more terrifying than killing him with one knife.

    Even in such humiliation, he even lost consciousness. He just muttered: “Yao Yao, run quickly, run quickly…”

    “Brother…brother…”

    The little girl stood there, she seemed petrified, motionless, but her face was full of tears.The soldier finally tortured him enough, kicked him away, and walked towards the girl with a bloody knife.

    The next moment, the soldier’s leg was pulled again. With strength that came from unknown sources, the boy who should have fainted hugged He’s calf.”Damn brat, let go!” The soldier was furious and stomped on He’s hand. The soles of the hard-leather boots were hard and heavy. He let out a miserable howl, but gritted his teeth and would rather die than let go. “Don’t let go, right? Okay,” the soldier sneered, “Then you watch how I kill your sister.” After saying that, he lifted up his feet and walked away, dragging the boy with one leg, like a broken sack that was leaking blood.

    When he walked to Yao Ji, he finally fainted. The soldier smiled ferociously, and patted the girl on the face with the back of his sharp sword: “The girl is quite handsome, but it’s a pity that she is a bit tender.”

    “Don’t, don’t kill me…” The girl seemed to finally react, sobbing and begging, “Please, don’t kill me,” she cried, while trying to kneel down, “Please, please, I will kneel down for you… don’t kill me, woo woo…”

    Such an ugly appearance undoubtedly pleased the soldier. He looked down at the girl as she knelt down, as if she wanted to rush forward and hug his thighs and pray: “Tsk, women are useless, so I’m scared…”

    This sarcastic remark was stuck in his throat forever. He lowered his head and looked in disbelief at the dagger that was embedded in his lower abdomen.The girl raised her head, with tears still on her face and no warmth in her eyes.Her hands were still trembling, and she clutched the scabbard tightly. There was still the residual warmth left on it when Mrs. He secretly stuffed it into her arms.

    “You…”

    The next moment, the blade was pulled out suddenly. She pursed her lips and stabbed in again and again like crazy.The warm liquid splashed on her face and body… She seemed to be unconscious, only her throat was gasping silently, like a dying animal about to fall into the dark abyss.

    Until the young man in a pool of blood murmured in a coma: “Yao Yao…”

    She seemed to be pulled back to the world by that call, and with a clang, the dagger fell to the ground.The soldier who fell to the ground had no human form. She staggered over and dragged the unconscious boy up.

    The rebels had left. The soldier had originally broken in accidentally, but she didn’t know if they would return. The whole city was filled with shouts of killing and corpses everywhere. There was no way to escape or resist.She took the unconscious boy and stayed in the cellar for three days without food or water.When they were rescued, almost no one believed that the two children could survive.

    But they survived, and everyone said that she saved her brother’s life.But she knows that’s not the case.

    He lost a leg for her, she killed someone for him.They redeemed each other.

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