Xiao Yunting held the sword in front of the Grand Tutor with an expressionless face. Without a single fluctuation in his voice, he said coldly, "The victors are the kings and the losers are the bandits. The world is ruled by the capable."
As long as you have ambition and courage, overcoming the powerful is the fastest way to success.
Upon hearing this, Ye Lan's eyes showed a hint of smile, and he felt that Xuan Wu Ji's choice of Xiao Yunting as the general was the biggest flaw.
This guy seemed even colder-blooded than himself, and was less likely to be controlled by his original body's emotions. He even cut off the heads of courtiers without hesitation.
Soon, a group of ministers in the palace were controlled, and the news of Liu Yong’s death was temporarily blocked in Yeguang City.
Afterwards, Xiao Yunting ordered his men to lead the army into the city with his tiger talisman and take away the families of officials of the third rank and above.
On the same day, Ye Lan wrote an imperial edict in his lifelike handwriting, ordering the general to lead the troops and expand the territory while the Ming Dynasty was strong.
When the troops were dispatched, Ye Lan sent Xiao Yunting to the Ten-Li Pavilion. Seeing that there were still many women on the hillside holding sachets and looking forward to it, he couldn't help but make a joke.
"When the general returns victorious, I will find you a wife. You can choose any one, fat or thin."
She had just killed someone and her body was still covered in the smell of blood. She had not yet changed out of her pink dress. She sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain, and looked out the window at the man riding a tall horse with a smile.
The edges of Xiao Yunting's silver armor were still stained with blood, and he exuded an air of coldness. The nearby carriages and horses wished they could stay eight feet away from him.
But he remained completely unaware. He turned his head and glanced at the girl's face in the carriage. His gaze swept over the exposed half of her shoulder, then quickly retracted it and said coldly, "It's windy outside."
Don't lift the curtain.
Ye Lan: “…”
It’s so hot today, maybe he has become stupid because of the armor.
When she was about to say something else, she heard the man's cold voice with a hint of warning: "You like to laugh and talk too."
Ye Lan paused, but the smile on his face did not fade. He said casually, "No one in power would be unhappy. Xuan Wuji's thousand-year-old knot is not the guilt of the country's destruction and the loss of her family, but the resentment of not being able to realize her ambition. She is now the real her."
At first, she was like a bird in a cage, deeply imprisoned by the patriarchal ideology. Although she had already controlled the real power inside and outside Liuli City and had enough leverage to threaten court officials, she had been hesitant to act. Finally, she was stabbed by Liu Yong on the day when her beloved returned to the court.
From this point on, he was unable to recover and his resentment could not be dissipated.
Ye Lan was just giving her a helping hand.
"So we have to go back and help her fulfill her vow." Xiao Yunting was extremely intelligent and understood the cause and effect of the situation in just a few words. However, he still frowned and said with some concern, "The flow of time here is normal. I don't know when I will be back after my expedition. Can you go alone?"
If he was gone for three to five years, he was afraid that something might go wrong in Liuli City.
Hearing this, Ye Lan shook his head and said calmly, "It's just a small city. When you return triumphantly, I will definitely wear a dragon robe and greet you on the city wall."
She promised that the day she eliminated foreign enemies, she would win back the hearts of the people and let them know that she was the monarch of the Ming Dynasty and submit to her.
Xiao Yunting on the horse couldn't help but look back at her, his deep eyes fell on the girl's face that was as radiant as a peach blossom in the wind. Looking at the ambition and fighting spirit burning in her eyes, he suddenly believed that everything she said could be done.
After passing Shili Pavilion, the army will officially set out.
Ye Lan suddenly remembered something, "By the way, why did you come to the museum to see me?"
Xiao Yunting, who was about to reorganize the army, paused when he heard this. He then dismounted, strode to the front of the carriage, and said in a deep voice, "This is for you."
Um?
Ye Lan lifted a corner of the car curtain and saw a jade pendant in the other party's outstretched palm. As soon as she took it, she felt the huge energy contained in it. It was something that was enough to restore half of her strength.
"Why are you giving me this all of a sudden?"
She played with the jade pendant, her eyes not filled with ecstasy but with a hint of curiosity.
Xiao Yunting was silent for a moment, as if he was suddenly at a loss for words, before he replied, "That was your eighteenth birthday."
Birthday.
Ye Lan really didn't react this time. It took him a long time to recall that the date of the golden bowl inauguration ceremony was indeed the original body's birthday.
"So you came to the dedication ceremony to give me a gift?"
Even though the answer was obvious, she couldn't help but ask again.
Because of her practice, her master first taught her to be heartless, heartless and desireless. Even though she had lived a life of luxury since childhood, no one had ever celebrated her birthday.
This was the first birthday present she received.
"A coming-of-age ceremony is always necessary." Xiao Yunting didn't say anything pretentious, but he felt that a jade pendant was a bit shabby. He paused for two seconds and added, "We'll make up for it after we get out."
Make amends?
How did she survive her last birthday... Oh, it seems like she exploded and died in the clan war.
Ye Lan stroked the lines on the jade pendant, and a hint of anticipation suddenly surged in his heart, and a smile appeared on his lips again, "Okay."
Since we need to reissue it, the person must naturally return safely first.
They knew each other well and did not say goodbye. They tacitly turned their cars around after the army set off, one heading towards the outside of the pass and the other towards the royal capital, and left in their respective directions.
In the next three years, Ye Lan worked hard to govern the country. On the one hand, she controlled the court and quickly restored people's livelihood, and on the other hand, she transported various food and supplies to the border. At the same time, the public opinion of the queen was gradually changing.
Every night when it was quiet, Xuan Wu Ji would secretly appear and talk to her.
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