Lu Anyuan packed up the package and sword and put them back into the box, explaining to Xu Yixing while packing.
"This time, it was my eldest brother who requested it. I think the emperor originally wanted to choose my fifth brother, after all, he has been studying the art of war. But in the imperial study, before the emperor even said anything, my eldest brother snatched it away. The emperor probably also wanted to train him, so he agreed."
"Is that so... But it's also good to let the eldest prince go. He can also help us share some of the pressure from the second prince."
"Pfft, you're saying such mean things. Actually, my eldest brother just came back and told me that after this trip, he would ask the emperor to allow him to return to his fiefdom of Jizhou. He seemed a little tired of life in the capital."
After Lu Anyuan finished speaking, he stopped the work in his hands and seemed a little lost.
"Why is that? Doesn't he like the capital?"
"This is just my guess. I think it's because my eldest brother is tired of the days of us brothers fighting, so he just hides away and can still maintain a little brotherly love."
Xu Yixing thought that maybe the eldest prince was retreating to advance, but no matter what, she was still a little lucky that Lu Anyuan was not going to the battlefield this time.
After all, she knew how the Bai and Xu families had declined from prosperity to a state of dwindling population. To be frank, if it hadn't been for the right timing, her father might have died at the border.
As for the depression in my heart caused by being trapped in the boudoir, I could only suppress it.
"Actually, there's something I've always wanted to ask you, but I never had the chance."
Lu Anyuan smiled and sat next to her. Now there was nothing they couldn't talk about.
"Do you know how my father rose to become the General of Fuyuan?"
Lu Anyuan straightened his robe and said, "So that's the problem. I've heard a little about it, but you're his daughter, don't you know?"
"My father came from a declining family, but he rose to the rank of general through his meritorious service." Xu Yixing spoke her mind, but she saw a hint of ambiguity hidden in Lu Anyuan's words. She was almost immediately convinced that what Gu Shuang said was true; it seemed her father's rise to power might not have been so bright and simple.
"You think so? That's not wrong."
The more Lu Anyuan hesitated, the more curious Xu Yixing became.
"Then tell me about your impression of my father. Just don't treat him as my father. Let's talk about how you and everyone else see General Xu."
Lu Anyuan took a sip of tea and thought for a while before speaking:
"General Xu has worked hard and achieved great military success, so there's nothing wrong with that. His family, the Xu family, was once a prominent clan in Miaozhou. Later, when the northern barbarians invaded, the Xu family was unable to resist and Miaozhou was nearly massacred. The late emperor personally led the army to recapture Miaozhou and held the Xu family, the defenders, accountable. So it's not an exaggeration to say that the family has fallen on hard times."
Xu Yixing nodded. While this past was a painful memory for Daxia, it was a period of glory for the late emperor. However, Hou's father was probably still young and hadn't been beheaded. He must have been making meritorious contributions while serving his sentence.
Then Lu Anyuan continued, "Although the Xu family has declined, it is not without any influence. That's why the General Xu I know was a lieutenant when he joined the army, not a commoner."
"Just as I know."
"In fact, in his early years, around the time you were born, there were a lot of rumors about him in the capital. Your father was indeed very suitable for leading troops in battle. He would fight in every battle he encountered, but he would slaughter all the captured enemy soldiers. So at that time, people in the capital said he was a murderer and had a very bad reputation."
"Is this true?" However, massacring prisoners was just a bad name. In fact, it was not a serious crime. At most, it was just that my father was not merciful enough.
"Yes, and some people have said that the old general had killed innocent people in several national wars and claimed credit. Of course, these are all rumors and cannot be verified." Although Lu Anyuan wanted to speak frankly, he did not say anything definite when he saw Yixing's bad face.
"Killing innocent people and claiming credit for the achievements is a serious crime in this dynasty. Didn't the emperor hold people accountable?" Xu Yixing was a little skeptical of this. No wonder people said that his father had an unclean beginning. Being cruel to the enemies was one thing, but killing innocent people and claiming credit for the achievements was like a blatant knife against his own people. This was impossible.
"You've forgotten that by the time our father came to power, there were very few wars in the northern borders. Furthermore, your father was summoned back to the capital shortly thereafter because he was planning to marry the old commander's daughter. So, even if we wanted to investigate those matters, we actually have no evidence."
"Oh." Xu Yixing pondered. It was indeed true. "Wait a minute, you said my father was withdrawn to the capital because he wanted to marry my mother. Didn't he arrange the engagement with the Bai family after returning to the capital?"
This is different from what Xu Yixing knows. Although it is just a difference in the time sequence, it is very important for her to understand the situation.
If Dad only met the Bai family and got engaged after returning to Beijing, then there would be nothing wrong with it; but if it was because my grandfather had already taken a fancy to Dad and wanted to transfer him back to Beijing, then isn't this a complete case of destroying the bridge after crossing it?
My father borrowed the power of the Bai family, but was ungrateful and killed my mother. This is unforgivable!
"Of course, we're talking about returning to the capital first and then getting engaged. But if it weren't for the Bai family's leadership, your father isn't from the capital, so even if he did return, he would have gone back to his hometown, Miaozhou. How could he have come to the capital?"
——Sizzle.
Something opened up Xu Yixing's slightly dull mind. Yes, after asking so many questions, the biggest answer was actually right in front of him.
There are millions of border troops, and even generals emerge in large numbers in Daxia. Daxia has everything it needs, but what it lacks most is the titles of generals. In order to accommodate so many generals, the Ministry of Personnel even has to create more titles.
What nonsense is this, General Fenwei, General Wuwei, General Weilie, General Fuyuan, General Huguo, General Pingning, General Zhengxi, General Dingbei? Even if my father really has military merits, how much can he be worth in the capital or in Daxia?
It was all thanks to my grandfather that I was able to move from the dangerous border to the capital and settle down.
"So that's how it is... No wonder, it's so strange..." No wonder Dad was so eager to kill Mom.
Xu Yixing knew that his father seemed upright and honest, and those who didn't know him thought he was just like any other soldier, with a bad temper and a straightforward personality. But deep down, he was hypocritical, selfish, and very surly. It was a fact that Xu Yixing had learned a little bit from his father, otherwise he wouldn't be so vindictive.
If, after my father came to the capital and settled down, there were constant rumors around the capital that he relied on women to get to the top, he would definitely be very angry and would be eager to prove that he did not rely on anyone to get to the top. Then his inexplicable murderous intentions towards his mother would be explained.
"What do you mean 'no wonder'?" Lu Anyuan waved his hand in front of Xu Yixing, seeing that she was a little dazed.
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