A few days ago, the 50,000 border troops stationed in Yong'an City returned to their former master, the Xiao family, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Lin.
Three days later, Xiao Lingqiu led 8,000 people to besiege the nearby Yangcheng.
This is probably the legendary "If you do more justice, you will die." After hearing the news from Yangcheng, the deputy general of the city immediately killed the general Feng Yan with a sword, and returned to the Xiao family with his 5,000 garrison troops.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the officers and soldiers in Yangcheng gave up resistance one after another.
Bai Xiao, the Lord of Yangcheng, who was lying at home counting his money, was stabbed to death by Xiao Lingqiu who rushed in with his men before he even woke up.
Now Yong'an City and Yangcheng are completely under Xiao Huaishuo's control. They have the army to protect them, so they don't need to hide their identities like before.
When Xiao Boliang was originally guarding the southern border, he attracted many followers because of his generosity and benevolence.
As the situation became chaotic today, the imperial army was beaten badly by the Beili Kingdom, and the people had already lost their hearts. Knowing that the Xiao family had returned, the mayors of several nearby cities took the initiative to send messages, wanting to surrender to the Xiao family.
Xiao Huaishuo naturally gave up such an opportunity to expand his power. Since then, the scope of Xiao Huaishuo's management has directly expanded several times.
Soon after, the surrounding southern border troops also sat still.
After all, they were once followers of Xiao Huaishuo's father, Xiao Boliang. They knew clearly that their commander-in-chief had died, and the imperial officers who took over their affairs later did not regard them as their own people, often withholding their rations and treating them as human beings.
Therefore, when the news of Xiao's recovery of Yong'an City came out, many of the surrounding garrisons killed the people sent by the court to supervise them and came to join the Xiao family.
Xiao Huaishuo has been busy recently eliminating the imperial forces and spies from various countries who remain in the southern border, and has been busy redeploying troops in various places. He has not returned to the mountain stronghold for several days.
Su Qingning was also very busy.
There are nearly 10,000 drug addicts in Yong'an City and several nearby cities. With so many people, they can definitely be called to the village for withdrawal treatment.
Fortunately, temporary relief stations were set up in every city, distributing spiritual spring water and drugs to assist withdrawal for free every day.
She herself would go to various relief stations at a fixed time every day to play the guqin to dispel the double trauma of the soul and body brought to the victims by the Fushou ointment.
Xiao Huaishuo had long ago strictly prohibited the use of Fushou Cream in these cities, and anyone found guilty would be severely punished.
People can now take Fushou Cream, but they find that Su Qingning's treatment plan can only relieve the pain when the disease occurs, but it has long-term benefits to the body, so they are happy to cooperate with her treatment.
Because her piano playing was so beautiful, the shelter was often packed with people as soon as she arrived, and even healthy people came to listen to a piece of music.
As a result, many people found that even healthy people could feel their souls soothed and their bodies relaxed by listening to Su Qingning's music. More and more people came to listen to her music.
There are even private rumors that this third grandmother of the Hsiao family is a music god who can cure all diseases of the world with music.
Many people were grateful to her for saving their families and privately offered her a longevity tablet.
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Soon, the first group of people who received treatment in the village had stopped relying on Fushou Paste on a physical level.
According to Su Qingning's research at that time, people who were poisoned by Fushou Paste would not only have physical dependence but also mental dependence, and the latter is the most difficult to treat.
This is why withdrawal from this type of drug has always been a topic of national concern.
Fortunately, she had awakened her psychic and musical abilities at that time, and was able to heal the mental trauma caused by the Fu Shou Ointment through music.
Even if we let them out again now, we are afraid that they will get sick again.
Xiao Yanchu listened to the heroic deeds of his two younger brothers in the mountain village every day. He had long suppressed the warlike genes in his heart and wanted to go out and cause trouble with them.
When he heard his sister-in-law say that he had gone out that day, he was as happy as a child. After saying goodbye to his sister-in-law in a hurry, he rode his horse to find Xiao Huaishuo.
The exile team that had separated from Su Qingning and the others came to the mountain village where the Xiao family settled a few days later, led by Zhao Jinhai.
Su Qingning told these people bluntly that the world was in chaos and the court no longer cared about what they said. They were all free now and could go wherever they wanted.
However, when they saw the village now with complete facilities and the harmonious atmosphere everywhere, most of them chose to stay.
Su Qingning was a little grateful to the old emperor for his stupidity and incompetence. Most of the people in the exile team were knowledgeable people. They were exiled because they offended their superiors or colleagues, or because of some trivial matters.
They are in the early stages of starting a business and are in need of people!
To her, these well-educated "exiles" from the capital are all treasures waiting to be developed!
The Wang family, who had previously been on good terms with the Xiao family, was originally a family of military generals, and all the young men in the family were good at martial arts. After obtaining their consent, Su Qingning had them sent to Xiao Huaishuo's military camp overnight.
The Li family was an official family. Before being exiled, Li Bo, the son of the emperor, was the Minister of Agriculture, in charge of agriculture. Su Qingning had a capable assistant, and immediately handed over the thousands of acres of fertile land in front of the mountain village to him.
After some questioning, she found out that the exile team was full of honest people, including a former assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue who was good at registering household registration, a former general of the Jinwu Guard who was good at security, and even a top-notch talker who was good at scolding people (he was exiled because he made ten consecutive folds that ridiculed the emperor)...
Su Qingning accepted everyone with a smile and arranged them to their appropriate positions.
(The top-notch mouth cannon is more irritating than Xiao Ai's player. He should be placed in the army and equipped with a loudspeaker. The enemy army must be baptized of the soul before the battle begins.)
Life in the village was getting back on track day by day. The three brothers Xiao Huaishuo had basically cleared out the imperial power in the south and had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses firmly in their own hands.
On this day, Su Qingning and Xiao Huaishuo both had some free time. After they had finished their meal and rested for a while, Xiao Huaishuo took Su Qingning and said that they wanted to go for a walk in the back mountain.
It is now late autumn, and the trees in Yunwu Mountain are dyed a bright red.
At this time, the sunset also covered the overlapping clouds with a lavender veil.
In the sky and on the ground, the clouds and the vast mountains and forests complement each other. Sometimes there are a few pairs of birds playing nearby.
Looking at the beautiful scenery before him, which was worthy of being painted, Su Qingning suddenly thought of a poem:
'The mountain air is beautiful at dusk, and the birds fly back and forth. There is a true meaning in this, but I have forgotten the words to express it.'
At this time, everything was peaceful and she was in a good mood. She felt that the fatigue she had experienced during this period was slowly being healed by the beautiful scenery before her.
Su Qingning seemed to understand why Xiao Huaishuo brought her here. She smiled sweetly and raised her foot to continue climbing to the top of the mountain.
Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew and a faint sound came from the top of the mountain.
Su Qingning looked up and saw a very elegant pavilion on the top of the mountain.
The pavilion looks very elegant with its eaves and corners. It is also surrounded by rose crystal bead curtains and exquisite wind chimes, which make crisp and pleasant sounds when the wind blows slowly.
"Huh? Why is there a pavilion on this mountain?"
Su Qingning asked with some suspicion.
She didn't have this thing when she came last month?!