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After a beautiful night in the room, the moon was already high in the sky.
Li Qixiang was lying on the small couch, sweating profusely. Feng Siji was sitting in front of the bed. He was dressing with his back to her. The moonlight shone on his profile, making him look a little colder.
Feng Siji put on his clothes and turned to look at her. "Tell me, what do you want me to do for you this time?"
His tone was cold and indifferent, as if he had completely regarded himself as a transaction between him and Li Qi.
At this point, Feng Siji no longer had any illusions about Li Qi.
Perhaps people like Li Qi are never suitable to be loved.
Li Qi wanted to hug Feng Siji, but her body was too tired and weak, and she had no strength.
In this matter, Feng Siji has always been ruthless, especially since he still holds the grudge of being imprisoned forever by her order.
Li Qi could only lie limply on the couch and whispered, "I just want a legitimate excuse to send troops."
Feng Siji was stunned for a moment.
He turned around and looked at Li Qi with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
It seemed as if he had never thought that Li Qi would take the initiative to explain these things to him.
Li Qi sighed and looked out the window at the stars and moon in the night sky. "Don't look at me like that. I just don't want to fight with you anymore. Yunzhou is still waiting for me, and I don't have the energy anymore."
Of course, there was one truth that Li Qi didn't tell, which was that she actually didn't want to anger Feng Siji at this time.
Otherwise, if he goes crazy, who knows what he will do, which will delay her progress in recovering Yunzhou.
Feng Siji was silent for a moment, then said, "So you and Emperor Liang..."
"He's just like Wei Ming, a link I'm using," Li Qi said. Before Feng Siji could even feel happy, she added, "Of course, the same goes for you."
Feng Siji frowned.
Li Qi said in a deep voice, "With the separatist regimes now in power, I need a legitimate reason to send troops. Otherwise, who knows if the leaders of these separatist regimes will use this as an excuse to attack Kyoto, claiming to be clearing the court of corrupt officials but actually usurping the throne? I just want to recapture Yunzhou and don't want to cause further conflict."
Feng Siji thought for a moment and said, "But the division is too great. Even if you avoid it now, the situation you're worried about will still happen in the future."
Li Qi said, "But at least it wasn't because of me."
Feng Siji asked, "Then why did you have me imprisoned in prison?"
He was forced to make a deal with Chen Hu, and now Chen Hu should have left Beijing with his family.
Li Qi pursed her lips and was silent for a long moment before she spoke the truth: "I just don't want you to risk your life for me again. I know myself very well. I don't know what other means I'll use to exploit you if something unexpected happens on the battlefield."
But in fact, she was reluctant to see Feng Siji die.
But on the battlefield, no one can predict what will happen.
She was afraid that if that happened, Feng Siji would be pushed out in exchange for some benefits.
I can only push Feng Siji out from the beginning. As long as he doesn't go with me, there is nothing to worry about.
When she dies on the battlefield, the people in prison will naturally release him.
Feng Siji said, "I'll go with you."
Li Qi pursed her lips, wanting to refuse, but he added, "I volunteered."
Li Qi said, "If you're willing, I won't refuse, but let's talk about it tomorrow. It's too late now, and you might not be sober."
Feng Siji crawled over and hugged Li Qi. She was sweating and a little sticky from what she had just done. He didn't mind it and buried his head in her neck, sniffing deeply, "I'm very awake."
He is such a loser that as long as Li Qi gives him some warning, he will come over shamelessly.
In the past, Feng Siji was concerned about his own self-esteem and always used ruthless methods.
But now that Li Qi has softened her attitude towards him, he no longer cares about anything.
Li Qi touched his head and said nothing more.
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Three days later, the army set out. Li Qi personally led the army in the name of the queen and went to Yunzhou to recover the lost territory.
Feng Siji followed her as her aide.
Before Li Qi left, he gave the Phoenix Seal to Jiao Lan and asked her to keep an eye on Emperor Liang in the palace. If she had any questions, she could go to Li Ke.
After arranging everything in the palace, Li Qi led his troops to Yunzhou without any worries.
After more than a month of marching, the army finally arrived at Yunzhou.
The soldiers of Southern Yan had been stationed in Yunzhou City. After Li Qi and Dong Linche led their troops to attack, they were defeated and retreated from Yunzhou and returned to the border of Southern Yan.
Confrontation with Li Qi.
But they no longer sent troops, and Li Qi did not dare to attack rashly again. She had few soldiers and needed to make the best use of them.
Li Qi stopped at the Yunzhou border. Dong Linche, who was riding on the horse, looked over and asked, "Sister, should we continue chasing?"
Li Qi remained silent. Feng Siji, standing beside her, shook his head and said, "Further ahead is the Southern Yan territory. No, don't forget that Zhang Zhouzhu is still in Southern Yan."
Dong Linche said "oh" and fell silent. Zhao Hu said angrily, "He's just a lousy civil servant, a damned traitor. Do we still need to be afraid of him? General, keep going!"
Dong Linche said no, "Prime Minister Zhang is full of tricks, we must not be reckless."
Zhao Hu sighed in disappointment: "What should we do now?"
Li Qi said: "Let's set up camp here and wait. I won't move unless the enemy moves." She and Feng Siji thought the same thing. They were both worried about that psychopath Zhang Zhouzhu.
After Li Qi gave the order, Zhao Hu began to call on the soldiers to set up camp on the spot.
By the time it got dark, the military camp was basically set up, and was only separated from the Southern Yan army by a small hill.
After today's great victory, Dong Linche subsidized the food out of his own pocket and took good care of the soldiers in preparation for the future.
The night gradually darkened. Li Qi and Feng Siji shared a tent. At night, Li Qi lay down first. When it became quiet outside and almost everyone had gone to bed, Feng Siji checked the surroundings anxiously. After making sure that no suspicious people had sneaked in, he quietly crawled into the tent.
He lay down beside Li Qi as if he was familiar with the place, and reached out to hold her in his arms.
Feng Siji didn't dare to move. He just kept nuzzling Li Qi's face like a kitten and said, "Will you return to Beijing after Yunzhou is recovered?"
Li Qi shook her head: "Of course not."
"Then what should I do?"
Li Qi snorted and said, "How should I know?"
Feng Siji said, "Then I will stay with you after I kill Zhang Zhouzhu to avenge my father."
Li Qi said, "But if you stay with me, you'll have to work like a slave, and you might even have to endure my pranks from time to time. You know I'm a heartless person, and I just love to play tricks on others."
"As long as you don't open an inner house and don't take concubines, it's all fine." Feng Siji said.
Li Qi laughed, "When did you become so humble?"
Feng Siji turned over and stopped talking.
In fact, he has always been so humble.
It’s just that Li Qi didn’t treat him well in the past, and he seemed so tall.
In fact, Feng Siji knew that he was nothing.
Seeing that he was angry, Li Qi turned over and went to sleep. She didn't try to coax him.
After a while, Feng Siji couldn't help it, so he turned over and hugged her, and sighed softly in her ear.
He knew that Li Qi always had a bad temper and he always had to bow his head.
Feng Siji hugged Li Qi and fell asleep in a daze. Suddenly, he heard lightning and thunder outside, as if it was going to rain. Feng Siji remembered that he had to check the granary, so he got up quietly.
Li Qi was a light sleeper. When she woke up, she rubbed her eyes and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Hearing that he was going to the granary, Li Qi also stood up and said, "I'll go with you."
Feng Siji did not refuse, and the two of them walked out in the dark. Just then, a patrolling soldier passed by and called out to Feng's staff.
Li Qi and Feng Siji were about to go to the granary when they suddenly saw a group of people rushing towards them from a distance. With the thunder and lightning and the falling rain, Li Qi recognized at a glance that the leader was Zhang Zhouzhu.
She yelled, "Nan Yan's sneak attack!"
Upon hearing this, the sentry immediately gave a signal. Soon, the soldiers in the tent were fully prepared and ready to fight under the leadership of Dong Linche and Li Qi.
Because it was night and no one could see clearly, they just cut randomly based on their intuition.
But this intuition is not wrong.
Dong Linche's years of military training had taught them how to distinguish between friend and foe when the situation was unclear.
Unfortunately, Zhang Zhouzhu didn't know, and he didn't know that it would rain tonight, there would be lightning and thunder, and Li Qi and Feng Siji would come out to check the granary, otherwise his sneak attack at night would definitely be successful.
The battle lasted until almost dawn before the winner was finally decided.
Feng Siji captured Zhang Zhouzhu personally, and the Southern Yan soldiers suffered heavy losses. The remaining ones either deserted or surrendered.
Southern Yan also left behind a team of soldiers, who originally wanted to wait for the signal that Zhang Zhouzhu's sneak attack was successful so as to provide support. After a long time without any news, they also withdrew their troops.
Southern Yan is now in internal strife, and the emperor of Southern Yan has spent countless silver on building wine and meat ponds and forests. How can they get the military funds to fight against Li Qi?
By daybreak, Zhang Zhouzhu was the only one left alive.
Zhang Zhouzhu was tied up by the soldiers and held in front of Li Qi. He remained aloof and turned his head away from Li Qi, but he also refused to bow his head: "Kill me or chop me up, it's up to you."
Li Qi said, "You harmed Shengxiang."
Zhang Zhouzhu paused and said nothing.
Feng Siji took Dong Linche's sword and placed it in Li Qi's hand, just as he had done when Li Qi handed it to Dong Mingrong. "You finish it."
Li Qi did not hesitate. She had originally thought that after catching Zhang Zhouzhu, she would have a good talk with him about what had happened in the past few years.
But when she saw Zhang Zhouzhu, she found that she only felt disgusted.
I felt so disgusted with Zhang Zhouzhu that I wished he would disappear from my sight immediately.
Thinking of this, the sword in her hand stabbed straight into Zhang Zhouzhu's chest.
Zhang Zhouzhu spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down limply.
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Yunzhou was occupied by Southern Yan for many years. The people were living in poverty and the farmland was abandoned. Although it was recovered, it will still take a lot of time to recover.
After winning the war, Li Qi sent a message to Kyoto. Half a month later, Dong Mingrong and Li Ke returned from Kyoto.
They still live in Dong's house.
The original governor's mansion was burned, looted and plundered by the Southern Yan soldiers. It took Li Qi half a month to restore it. Although it was not as decorated with carved beams and painted rafters as before, it was extremely simple. Many small houses were separated from it, which did not interfere with each other but were close to each other.
There are three small houses in total. From the outside, they look like one family's home, but when you walk inside, you will find that Li Qi designed them to look like three families.
It was night when Dong Mingrong arrived.
It had just rained and the air was a bit stuffy. Li Qi and Feng Siji were standing outside the mansion waiting. They saw a carriage coming from a distance and it stopped. Li Ke got off first and turned back to help Dong Mingrong.
"How is it in Beijing?" Li Qi took Dong Mingrong's hand and walked towards the mansion, Feng Siji and Li Ke followed behind.
Dong Mingrong said, "Everything is stable. Jiao Lan is really pregnant this time. I will do as you said and say that you died in the battlefield. Emperor Liang can't wait to make her the queen. Once her child is born, her position will be secure."
Li Qi smiled and said nothing. She led Dong Mingrong back to the boudoir where they grew up together.
After half a month of renovation, although the exterior has not been restored, the room is exactly the same as it was before.
Dong Mingrong's eyes welled up with tears when she saw it. She pointed at the windowsill and said, "I used to like reading storybooks here. Dad would always catch me outside the window and ask Mom to beat me. Even after being beaten, I would still do it again and read again the next time. I have no choice, because this is the most comfortable place and the light is the brightest."
Li Qi smiled and said, "You can continue to watch here from now on, and no one will arrest you."
Dong Mingrong said shyly, "I'm already grown up, how can I still read these things?"
Li Qi looked out of the window and saw Dong Linche and Ye Lan coming side by side. The two were chattering about how big Ye Lan's vegetable patch should be and what kind of vegetables to plant so that they could send some to both Li Qi and Dong Mingrong in the future.
Dong Linche said that people only eat meat and not vegetables.
Ye Lan didn't listen to what he said and just thought about what vegetables he wanted to grow.
In the distant sky, fireworks showed that the new city was slowly recovering. The people were finally freed from their suffering and were celebrating happily.
Looking up at the fireworks in the sky, which were more beautiful than the night she first met Feng Siji, Li Qi's heart, which had been wandering for many years, finally found a place to settle.
Everything today is worthy of all the sacrifices and means she has made along the way.
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