Chapter 775: Man can conquer nature. Isn’t that what you taught me?
It has always been a taboo to be more successful than your boss.
This truth has been passed down orally from ancient times to the present day, and many people know it. However, after truly standing in the clouds, very few can comprehend and practice it.
Because once you have tasted power, it is difficult to let it go.
From being alone in poverty to holding high official titles, very few people are willing to give up such prosperity.
Since joining the military camp, Xu Yu has been on a smooth sailing, and he has been promoted all the way as if he was stepping on flowing clouds and riding the wind.
Many people are talking about the General of Cavalry's outstanding achievements. He has a bright future and a promising future.
But Sang Zhixia also had a vague worry in her heart.
When the birds have all flown away, the bows are put away; when a brave general is about to be sacrificed at the beginning of a prosperous era, she has read many such stories in books and heard many of them from different people.
Xu Yu had already made great military achievements, and with his contribution to the recovery of Jiangnan, no other minister in the current Lingnan royal court could match him.
He stood too high.
The old prince and Jiang Yubai did not hide their respect for him at all.
Flowers are blooming and the fire is boiling.
With such a grand beginning that attracted worldwide attention, no one could predict whether the road ahead would be bumpy.
Sang Zhixia had an unspeakable worry in her heart and never said anything. She just tried her best to help Xu Yu achieve his wish.
Xu Yu had mentioned it a few times jokingly before, but she took it as a joke.
Hearing Xu Yu's words out of the blue, Sang Zhixia lowered her voice uncontrollably: "Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true."
Xu Yu stroked Sang Zhixia's wrist with his fingertips and said with a smile, "Didn't I say long ago that I would go home and farm?"
"But……"
Sang Zhixia smiled bitterly and said, "Are you willing to give it up?"
Sang Zhixia reached out and stroked Xu Yu's still damp temples, saying softly, "I heard from my grandfather that your childhood ambition was to join the army. You never mentioned the hardships of practicing martial arts for this, and you were even more ruthless to yourself than anyone else."
"Now that you have the chance to fulfill your great wish, why would you want to take off your armor?"
"Because I don't want to gamble everything on the fickleness of human nature."
Xu Yu seemed tired. He put his arm around Sang Zhixia's waist and held her close. He closed his eyes and said, "Jiang Yubai said he would ensure the prosperity of the Xu family's descendants. He must have meant it from the heart at this moment, and I believe it."
“But I don’t believe in anything long-term.”
"When the chaotic times are finally settled and the mountains and rivers are permanently stabilized, it will be hard to say how true or false the promises made in the past are."
An emperor who claims to be alone and has no power is destined to be suspicious.
Xu Yu didn't want to ruin the brotherhood that had lasted for many years, nor did he want the Xu family to repeat the same mistake.
He must retreat at the right time.
A hint of darkness flashed across Sang Zhixia's eyes, and she said with a distressed look, "Hasn't it reached that stage yet?"
Xu Yu smiled and said, "But that day won't be too far away."
"Zhizhi, the future glory and reputation of the Xu family will be upheld by others. I will plant the Xu family's banner again on the land of Kyoto. As a descendant of the Xu family, what I have done is enough."
After Xu Yu finished speaking, he looked up at Sang Zhixia, who was looking down, his eyes as bright as a crescent moon. "I was thinking earlier that if I were in Chuzhou, Mr. Xue would be watching over me, so I couldn't use my injury as an excuse."
"Now that I think about it, it's a good idea."
After the flood in Jiangnan was cleared, he would throw out the excuse that his old injury had relapsed, just to reveal his inability to cope with the situation.
From then on, everything will take its course.
Sang Zhixia sighed silently, "A bright future, a great achievement in following the dragon and establishing the world, is this going to be abandoned halfway?"
Xu Yu raised his eyebrows. "Thinking about withdrawing after the war is over is just a fantasy."
No matter how you look at it, Emperor Yongshun of Kyoto did not seem to be a long-lived person.
When Emperor Yongshun died, the restoration of the country began with the purge of officials, followed by frame-ups and suspicions within the court, and calculations of each other's interests.
In the crisscrossing chessboard, the powerful officials who hold heavy troops are the undisputed targets of public criticism.
This kind of deadly quagmire would mean being stuck for half your life if you got involved. Xu Yu was too lazy to get involved in such trouble.
Xu Yu casually grabbed a dry towel and spread it on Sang Zhixia's legs, then moved over and lay down on his side like a soft bone.
Xu Yu, listening to the sound of Sang Zhixia wiping his hair, said slowly, "Even though I've taken off my armor, I won't be able to return to the fields within three to five years."
"The young prince will not let me go, and I cannot leave when the country is just beginning to be established and the new master is on the throne."
Jiang Yubai still doesn't know how serious the old prince's illness is, but Xu Yu and Sang Zhixia both know it well.
Jiang Yubai had no chance to become the crown prince of the new dynasty.
Jiang Yubai can only be the new emperor.
Xu Yu twitched his lips with mixed emotions. "I have no intention of getting bogged down in this mess, nor can I sit idly by when Jiang Yubai needs help. So it will take some time for me to return to the countryside, but the time has come to lay down my armor."
"I will gradually hand over my military power. When I enter Kyoto to pay my respects to the new emperor, I do not want the rewards I receive to be related to my military position."
Unparalleled wealth and honor, without any power or responsibility.
This was the path Xu Yu had thought of a long time ago.
Sang Zhixia was silent for a moment, then lowered her head to place a kiss on the tip of Xu Yu's straight nose. She chuckled and said, "You're suddenly talking about such a long-term situation. Are you trying to tell me that the current difficulties are not a problem, and that everyone will be fine, right?"
Only those who are alive can see the day that Xu Yu talked about.
The prerequisite for survival is to be able to survive the flood without any danger.
Xu Yu closed his eyes and smiled: "Zhizhi."
"The flood in Jiangnan will be dealt with. We will do our best. Whether it's Nanyun, Jiangnan, or anywhere else, there will be no mistakes."
"Man can conquer nature. Isn't that what you taught me?"
Xu Yu raised his eyelids, a smile flashing in his eyes: "Zhizhi, don't be afraid."
"I promise, there won't be any surprises."
Sang Zhixia's days of anxiety and overwhelming pressure faded away without a trace, and her nerves, which had been tense to the extreme for a long time, also relaxed silently.
Noticing her breathing becoming gradually shallower and more steady, Xu Yu raised his arms and adjusted his posture, then pulled Sang Zhixia into his arms, gently stroking her hair with his large hands: "Don't panic, get some sleep."
"I'll stay with you."
Sang Zhixia was so tired that she fell into the arms of the man she hadn't seen for a long time and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Xu Yu stayed there until he was sure Sang Zhixia wouldn't wake up midway. Then he tiptoed out and told Diancui outside the door, "Guard the door tightly. Don't let anyone disturb us."
Diancui's face was filled with relief: "Yes."
Xu Yu found out where Xu Mingyang and others had gone, and when he went over there, he found that none of them looked relaxed.
Mr. Qi looked at Xu Yu with an ambiguous expression: "Asleep?"
"Um."
Xu Yu walked over and sat down, and asked with a half-smile, "Did you do anything?"
Sang Zhixia's previous condition was obviously not right, and her temper was more irritable than usual.
Others may not realize this abnormality.
But Xu Yu saw it immediately.
If it was just a guess at the beginning, Xu Yu's guess was confirmed the moment Mr. Qi asked the question.
Mr. Qi said expressionlessly, "It can't be solved without some effort."
"She's been too tired recently and must get some sleep and rest."
"If I had known you could make it, I wouldn't have bothered."
Xu Yu is Sang Zhixia's reassurance.
Why take medicine?
Xu Yu laughed silently. Qi Lao frowned and asked, "I heard you only brought eight people with you?"
He acted inappropriately in front of Sang Zhixia just to make her relax.
But we must not forget the important matter at hand.
Thinking of the dire situation, Mr. Qi said with a gloomy face, "The situation here is worse than expected. If we don't have enough people, we might not be able to stop the disaster."
"What are your plans?"
Xu Yu flicked his fingertips and said slowly, "There aren't enough people scattered around. I only brought a few people with me."
"But it's nothing serious."
Under Mr. Qi's subtle gaze, Xu Yu said playfully, "Hold on through tonight. The flood relief troops will arrive tomorrow."
Mr. Qi narrowed his eyes slowly: "How much?"
Xu Yu held up three fingers: "Thirty thousand."
"General Yuan is personally leading the troops to defend Jiangnan."
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