With the Xie family backing him up, he quickly established himself in the army and made considerable contributions, eventually clearing the Cong family of their crimes.
The other sons of the Cong family had already achieved academic success in their early years, and with the Xie family and Cong Lao Si supporting them in the Northwest, they did not neglect their studies.
After shedding their criminal records, they quickly regained their academic achievements and secured a place in the Northwest. Although the Cong family rose again, they never regained their former glory.
At this time, Xie Manman had just reached marriageable age, and without her previous concerns, the matriarch of the Xie family turned her attention to Cong Wuyang.
The Xie family and the Cong family were on good terms in the past, and the Xie family has done a great favor for them now. If their daughter is married into the Cong family, she will not suffer.
Upon receiving the Xie family's offer, the Cong family immediately agreed to the marriage.
So Xie Manman married Cong Wuyang, who was 22 years old, when she was 17.
The two families should have supported each other and gone further together after becoming related by marriage. Unfortunately, that marriage also sowed the seeds of disaster for the Xie family.
Before the Cong family's property was confiscated, Cong Wuyang had already prepared to get engaged to his cousin Ji Miaozhen.
Although they couldn't say they grew up together, they met many times during holidays and festivals, and the two young people had already pledged their lives to each other.
After the Cong family's incident, the Ji family immediately severed ties with the Cong family and even hastily married off Ji Miaozhen.
It is extremely heartbreaking for lovers who cannot be together in the end.
Just after the Cong family settled down in the Northwest, Ji Miaozhen's husband got into an argument with someone in the street and was beaten to death.
Her in-laws blamed Ji Miaozhen for being a jinx and tormented her greatly; the Ji family also refused to take her home.
In the end, it was the maid that Cong Wuyang had previously assigned to Ji Miaozhen who helped her escape from her husband's family.
Ji Miaozhen stumbled and fell all the way to the Northwest and found Cong Wuyang.
Upon hearing about his cousin's plight, Cong Wuyang felt sorry for her and arranged for her to stay in the Northwest. The two were already in love, and soon they were together.
Cong Wuyang knew that neither of them would have a good ending if things continued this way, so he volunteered to join the army.
With the help of the Xie family and his exceptional bravery, he quickly became a rising star in the army.
He worked so hard so that he could provide his cousin with a good living environment. He also knew that his cousin's identity was a big problem and that he couldn't marry her.
But he didn't want to hurt his cousin, so he repeatedly refused the marriage arranged by his parents, citing his family's misfortune.
When the Xie family expressed their desire to arrange a marriage, the Cong family was overjoyed and did not want to miss out on this opportunity, especially since Cong Wuyang was getting quite old.
Knowing he couldn't refuse this time, Cong Wuyang could only nod in agreement, and that's how the two families became husband and wife.
But secrets can't stay hidden forever. After Xie Manman married Cong Wuyang, she discovered that her husband was very cold towards her.
She once thought that her husband preferred men, and out of desperation, she even tried a few times. Seeing that Cong Wuyang was fine, she didn't ask any more questions.
Only once did her maid see that Cong Wuyang's servant had bought a lot of children's supplies. After returning to the mansion, the maid reported this to Xie Manman.
Xie Manman became suspicious, so she secretly sent someone to investigate. As a result, she discovered Ji Miaozhen and found out that Cong Wuyang and she had already had a son together.
Xie Manman was not one to be sentimental, and when she learned that the Cong family had kept such a big secret from her, she immediately wanted a divorce and to go home.
When Cong Wuyang realized that his scheme had been exposed, he launched an attack on the Xie family.
It turns out that he had made a deal with the current emperor when he first entered the military camp. He promised the emperor that if he could bring down the Xie family, the emperor would help him take the Xie family's place.
Cong Wuyang's original plan was to demote Xie Manman to a concubine after the Xie family fell, and then arrange a new identity for Ji Miaozhen to marry him again.
In the original timeline, after Cong Wuyang and Xie Manman had a falling out, Cong Wuyang locked Xie Manman in the mansion.
He then quickly launched a plan to lure General Xie to this place using Jinyang City as bait, and then betrayed General Xie's whereabouts to the Rongdi, cutting off their rear support route.
Xie Teng lost nearly half of his troops to reach Jinyang City and defend it with General Xie.
Instead of defending Juma Town, Xie Ming led his troops to rescue General Xie, and in the end, both father and son died at Wanlin Peak.
The departure of Xie's 200,000-strong army from Juma Town led to the town's fall, which became the biggest handle against them. The emperor was furious and punished the Xie family. Not a single male member survived, and all the women were forced into prostitution.
When Xie Manman found out, she naturally guessed that it was related to Cong Wuyang, but unfortunately she was locked up in the inner quarters and could not move.
After Cong Wuyang married Ji Miaozhen, Xie Manman was also released.
Considering her status as a member of the Xie family, Cong Wuyang did not dare to kill her. He used the fact that she had ended up in the military camp as leverage to keep her under control and prevent her from making any rash moves.
Ji Miaozhen deeply resented Xie Manman, who initially occupied the position of the fourth young mistress of the Cong family, and also resented Cong Wuyang for keeping people under her nose.
Thus, the two women began a classic power struggle within the household. In the end, the vicious female supporting character was no match for true love, and at Cong Wuyang's command, she was tortured to death by Ji Miaozhen.
With the Xie family's involvement concluded, and without their interference, Cong Wuyang and Ji Miaozhen began their legendary lives together.
After the emperor reclaimed military power, he naturally sent his trusted confidants to oversee the matter, and thus he targeted Cong Wuyang.
But the protagonist's halo isn't so easy to overcome. Cong Wuyang, using his status as Xie's son-in-law, exposed the truth about the emperor's collusion with foreign tribes to harm the Xie family.
The Northwest army was instantly in an uproar. Many of the generals were disciples of the Xie family and were naturally unwilling to serve such a monarch.
So they flocked to Cong Wuyang, who then incorporated these troops into his army before the emperor's sword fell.
The emperor's past acts of patricide and fratricide were also exposed by those with ulterior motives, and various factions raised the banner of rebellion.
The Great Zhou Dynasty then entered a decade of civil war.
Cong Wuyang and Ji Miaozhen, who knew and supported each other, with their own unique charm, eventually achieved great things and established a new dynasty. They became emperors and empresses who were celebrated throughout history.
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