Chapter 567: Half a Paper of Fame, Thousands of Mountains and Snows (Part 1)

The next day.

The first year of Taichu, November 13th.

For Da Ning in later generations, today is an extremely special day no matter from which angle you look at it.

What is going to happen tonight will not only directly change the situation of Dafeng, Daning, and even the entire world, but will also leave a mark in history books forever.

People in later generations will never be able to avoid this day when studying history, and strategists will also repeatedly ponder and deduce everything that happened tonight, trying to find the most reasonable explanation for the behavioral motives of everyone involved.

The most famous one among them is "The Strategy of Lianheng" written by a strategist named Tan Tong. The book meticulously restores the entire process of the "Lingboting Peace Talks" and uses a lot of space to analyze the strategic decisions and on-the-spot responses of everyone including Wei Changtian.

With the help of this book "Lian Heng Ce", Tan Tongzeng worked his way up to become a cabinet minister, and then led the Tan family to become another major family after the Wei family a hundred years later.

Of course, all this is a story for later.

At least at this moment, only a few people know what will happen in a few hours.

No.

It should be said that these people only have a rough prediction of what will happen tonight.

Before the midnight hour, they actually had not expected that the situation would develop to that extent.

I can only say that everything seems to be reasonable, yet unexpected.

It is Wei time, and there are still four hours until Zi time.

After noon, Wei Changtian did not go out, but stayed in the main tent and communicated with Chu Xianping.

At about the beginning of the afternoon, he called Wei Zhaohai, Yu Qi, and Du Chang in, and the four of them continued their "closed-door meeting" for more than half an hour.

Outsiders have no idea what was discussed at this meeting.

Anyway, when they walked out of the main tent, everyone's expression was extremely serious.

"Sir, when are you going to leave?"

After the others had gone far away, Yang Liushi slowly came over and asked in a low voice: "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"It's still early, no rush."

Turning his head to look at the sun that was just beginning to set, Wei Changtian replied casually: "You don't have to do anything, just stay in the barracks with Zhang San."

"Du Chang will handle the rest."

“.”

With her mouth slightly open, Yang Liushi seemed to want to say something, but in the end she just nodded slightly.

"Yes, I will listen to you, sir."

"Well, don't worry, nothing will happen."

Wei Changtian said comfortingly, and after a pause, he suddenly smiled and said, "I guess we can go back soon."

"go back."

Yang Liushi was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood what Wei Changtian meant.

It seems that the latter wants to put an end to everything tonight.

"Sir, I will wait for you to come back."

"good."

Wei Changtian nodded, turned around and was about to return to the tent.

But after he walked two steps away, he turned back, looked at Yang Liushi and said seriously: "Liushi, it's been a long time since I agreed to marry you."

"yes."

Yang Liushi was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said, "It's been more than a year."

"Really?"

Wei Changtian touched his nose, looking a little embarrassed: "It's my fault. Let's take care of it when we get back."

"Hehe, it seems like the young master always marries a new wife after every big event."

"Uh, is there?"

"Yes, after the Liu family was destroyed, the young master married Sister Xu, and after the battle of Shuzhou was over, he married Sister Liang."

"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true."

"So, Master, are you going to do something big this time?"

“.”

"nature."

The beginning of the You hour, dusk.

Huailing City Government Office.

"Your Majesty, I have completed all the tasks you requested."

In the quiet room, Li Huaizhong stood beside the expressionless Ning Yongnian. The atmosphere was depressing and tense.

However, Ning Yongnian's tone was quite calm.

"Where is Wu Ding's body now?"

"Your Majesty, General Wu's coffin is temporarily stored in the army, and is guarded day and night by a team of personal soldiers."

"Well, Wu Ding fought for Daning all his life. He should not be buried here. His soul should return to his hometown."

Ning Yongnian shook his sleeves and said, "When I return, I will build a general's tomb for him that is unprecedented in history to comfort his soul in heaven."

“.”

The soul returns to its hometown.

Li Huaizhong lowered his head, understanding the meaning of these words very well.

He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just responded, "Your Majesty is kind."

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However, Ning Yongnian seemed not to hear the flattery and just kept looking at the sunset outside the window silently. It was not until a long time later that he suddenly asked a strange question.

"Old Li, I believe I have never made a wrong step, but now I have fallen to this point."

"Why do you think this is?"

“.”

Hearing this question, Li Huaizhong's eyes widened slightly.

Naturally, he didn't dare to answer directly, so he held it in for a long while before tentatively whispering:

"Your Majesty, as General Wu said before, everything is still uncertain at the moment."

"No need to say such comforting words."

Ning Yongnian turned his head, and there was actually a trace of confusion in his eyes: "Old Li, they say that those who are involved are confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see clearly."

"Perhaps it is because I am in the middle of the situation that I cannot see clearly. Just tell me the truth."

"this"

Li Huaizhong looked up at Ning Yongnian.

He looked at the unprecedented sadness on the latter's face, and finally gritted his teeth and stopped pretending to be polite, but gave his answer seriously.

"Your Majesty, perhaps you are too impatient."

"Intentionally provoking a dispute between Liu and Wei, killing Xu Shixing and forcing the Xu family to rebel, and counterattacking Dafeng before the domestic situation was stable"

"But you have to know that the three families of Liu, Wei and Xu all have deep foundations, and Dafeng is a great country. How can Your Majesty handle them all at the same time?"

"I don't know why you are so anxious, but I know you would never act like this before."

"You should know the reason yourself."

“.”

Strictly speaking, this was the first time Li Huaizhong spoke to Ning Yongnian in this way.

After listening to this, the latter fell into deep thought, and the confusion on his face was gradually replaced by bitterness.

In fact, what Li Huaizhong said is correct.

Although judging from the results the Xu and Liu families were indeed destroyed, and Dafeng did lose the national war, every move he made seemed to have achieved his goal without any danger.

But if you think about it carefully, each step has left hidden dangers to a greater or lesser extent.

If I had a smaller appetite and took it slow, perhaps the current situation would be completely different. Recalling the lucky yellow dragon that descended from the sky on last year's New Year's Eve, Ning Yongnian suddenly smiled bitterly and shook his head.

I thought it was a great opportunity, but now it seems not to be the case.

Is his virtue unworthy of his position? Ning Yongnian didn't want to admit this no matter what, but he couldn't stop thinking about it.

And this self-doubt came to an abrupt end when the new moon rose in the east.

"Admitting one's mistakes and correcting them" is a recognized excellent quality, and it also applies to emperors.

However, since ancient times, emperors could recognize their mistakes and correct them, but they could never admit them.

What's more, at this point, no matter whether it is right or wrong, all Ning Yongnian can do is to keep moving forward regardless of everything.

"Old Li, what time is it?"

"Your Majesty, it is already the hour of the dog."

"Xu time, there are still two hours left"

Ning Yongnian seemed to sigh softly.

"Pass the order down and seal the city gates."

(End of this chapter)