Although Fengming was in a neutral country at the beginning, the State of Yue was ambitious and not satisfied with its own territory, so it invaded. Fengming had not experienced war for too long and was not prepared. In the end, it was defeated by the State of Yue and lost several cities.
At that time, Fengming valued civil officials over military officials, and there were basically no useful people in the court. Although the Gu family had produced military talents for generations, it was not enough to rely solely on the people of the Gu family.
Even so, the then head of the Gu family still went to the battlefield.
However, this time they failed. The head of the Gu family was seriously injured on the battlefield and had to retreat.
At this moment when the group was leaderless, Qi Xiu was appointed to take on the responsibility of the head of the Gu family. Although he had no previous experience at first, he convinced the soldiers.
He turned the tide and turned defeat into victory.
Men were not allowed to join the army, but Qi Xiu was an exception.
The Gu family's head met Qi Xiu during a march. It was said that Qi Xiu had saved most of the troops. Although men were not allowed to accompany them, the Gu family's head was open-minded and saw that Qi Xiu had great potential, so he allowed Qi Xiu to follow him, concealing his gender.
As for the exploration of Qi Xiu's origins...
There is no exact record in the book, but his identity is speculated to be a foreign spy.
Because...Qi Xiu was finally sentenced to be beheaded for the crime of treason.
Qi Xiu was not only famous for his first battle, but also for his unrivaled victories in every battle that followed. At that time, Fengming was experiencing natural disasters and war, and the people were suffering terribly.
It was at this time that Qi Xiu's victory in one war after another gave the people hope, especially the people in the several cities he had recaptured. They did not care about Qi Xiu's true identity, and Qi Xiu became famous from then on.
It was only during the last battle for the city that the State of Yue requested to stop the war.
Fengming had experienced all these wars, and the soldiers also needed rest, so he agreed to this request. After Qi Xiu returned to the court, he was appointed general by the emperor at that time.
She became famous at a young age and had a status that no man had ever achieved.
However, the good times did not last long. The previous times Feng Ming only recaptured the lost cities, but this time he was unwilling to let go of this opportunity and prepared to send Qi Xiu to fight again.
At this juncture, Qi Xiu was found to have colluded with the enemy, including evidence of many witnesses.
Faced with these evidences, the emperor was already sensitive about treason and would not tolerate it. In the end, Qi Xiu was beheaded and died tragically.
Many people in Fengming didn't even want to mention this person afterwards.
Apart from this, there are not many more records.
Fei Wan found it difficult to discern the truth from the information he had obtained so far, but he keenly felt that Qi Xiu's death might not be as simple as it seemed.
The Gu family involved in this matter forced Fei Wan to pay attention.
The head of the Gu family was on good terms with Qi Xiu. When Qi Xiu was criticized by the public, the head of the Gu family wrote a letter to the emperor at that time asking him to thoroughly investigate the matter. However, it was of no use and he was even almost implicated.
Fei Wan murmured, thinking about the relationship between them.
"Gu family..."
Wutong waited by the side, holding the remaining scrolls, and spoke at the right moment: "Your Majesty, as a descendant of the Gu family, perhaps the Prime Minister knows something?"
Gu Ruozhao... ?
Fei Wan raised his eyes and glanced at Wutong.
However, as soon as she had this thought, she suppressed it.
Fei Wan had been thinking about giving Gu Ruozhao a break, but now she was bothering him again...
She hadn't asked Gu Ruozhao why he wrote that sentence yet. The two of them disagreed on this matter.
"No, why bother him?"
Fei Wan closed the book. She should look around to see if there was any other useful information.
…
It was late at night, and Fei Wan had no intention of going to bed. She rubbed her eyebrows and continued to study the pile of books on the table.
The window was slightly closed and was blown open a little by the night wind. The cool night wind blew across the table, but blew out the candle on the table.
There was only one lamp on in front of the table; Fei Wan turned off the rest because he thought they were too bright.
Now, the palace has merged into the night, leaving only a faint moonlight, which just happens to shine on the book.
"Wutong?"
However, the moonlight was dim, and the words on the book were barely visible, and it was difficult for her to record them. Fei Wan knew Wutong was outside, so she called out softly.
Wutong responded, "I'll get the fire starter right away."
Fei Wan felt relieved. She tapped the table and continued to analyze the reasons behind it.
The door opened and footsteps approached.
Fei Wan paused with his finger,
Wutong had been serving her these days, and because they were too familiar with each other, Fei Wan could naturally identify whether it was her from the sound of the footsteps.
But this... is clearly not Wutong.
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