Chapter 390 Resignation
On the first day of May, summer comes.
When Su Zhengyang arrived at Xiangxiao Cliff with 10,000 Beijing troops, the outer circle was surrounded by the enemy's most elite attack teams, who were discussing whether to force their way into the cliff.
The two sides quickly fought each other, and finally prompted Zhao State, one of the allied countries, to send troops to attack and put an end to the bloody battle outside Xiangxiao Cliff.
When Su Zhengyang led his men to rush into the cliff, they saw dozens of blood-red figures rising from the ground and disappeared in a flash.
A deep pit has been dug next to the late queen's tomb, which appears to be the path leading to the tomb.
Su Zhengyang didn't know who was digging here and what. Seeing that there was no sign of Nan Lijun around, he had a bad feeling and hurriedly continued digging the hole. Finally, he rescued Nan Lijun and Buyan.
Meanwhile, Huo Gannian planned to launch a surprise attack on the Luojiang lair by ordering the Northwest Frontier Army. He used the roar of a bear to pretend that Xiong Dun, the king of Luojiang, had been resurrected from the dead, thus causing the Luojiang troops to lose their morale.
In addition, Yun Chen burned the White Head Mountain and the snow flood submerged the main force of the enemy army, seriously injured Jiao Zuotai, and Touman also died.
At this point, the decisive battle that concerned the future and destiny of the Nan Kingdom finally ended. This beautiful turnaround successfully broke the enemy's joint defense line and defended the Youzhou barrier.
But the price of victory is also huge.
Of the 80,000 soldiers and militiamen, only less than 20,000 were left after the final liquidation.
Eighty percent of the militiamen were killed, and almost all of the child soldiers were killed in battle. The female soldiers either died heroically or committed suicide by drawing their swords when captured by the Black Scale Cavalry.
The pure white snow water from Mount Paektu flows into Youzhou, but when it leaves it becomes a blood-red underground river, forever sinking the bones of many loyal people.
This battle almost wiped out all the young and strong men in Youzhou. There were almost no pedestrians on the streets except for the white-haired and staggering old men. It would take decades for Youzhou to recover to its former prosperity.
Lord Nanli bestowed the title of "Heroic Pass" upon Youzhou and immediately announced that Youzhou would not levy taxes for fifty years and would not recruit soldiers for a hundred years, in order to commend this heroic city.
However, the war is not over yet, and the southeast is still wailing.
After Nan Lijun shared life and death with Youzhou and faced the battle fearlessly, winning the hearts and praise of many people, he announced two imperial decrees in public:
The power to command the army was handed over to Huo Gannian and Yun Chen, who were to command the Lion and Tiger Armies. The imperial court would only provide military pay and rations, responding to requests and refusing to interfere in other matters. After the eastern territories were recovered, Huo Gannian would be appointed Regent and Yun Chen would be appointed Prime Minister.
The second one praised Wuyi Blood Guards as chivalrous men who saved the country from danger and protected the emperor, so the emperor specially gave Fengdu Mountain, which is adjacent to Kyoto, to Wuyi Blood Guards to establish a sect.
After this move, everyone from the court to the common people praised Nan Lijun for his broad-mindedness and the spirit of an emperor, and no one had any objection to his ascension to the throne.
The Kyoto Imperial Palace began preparing for a grand coronation ceremony to welcome the new emperor back to the palace.
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On the eve of the imperial carriage's departure from Youzhou, Buyan came to Yun Mansion alone.
Standing outside the gate, he heard the lively voices in the mansion.
Walking into the front yard, several half-grown children were running and playing, and Zhang Jiuzhi was watching them.
Mother Jia wanted to wipe the children's noses, but she couldn't run faster than those short legs. She finally caught a child, but it was like catching a lively loach, and the child slipped away immediately.
Amidst the children's laughter, Buyan stood still at the door of the front hall.
The lights inside were bright and the air was filled with the aroma of wine and vegetables.
Bu Yan stood in the shadows where the lights could not reach, watching Rong Yi and Luo Dongdong sitting near the door in the hall. The former was holding a pot-sized jar of wine and pouring it into a bowl, while the latter desperately protected the wine bowl with his only remaining hand, shouting:
"Don't force me to drink!"
Fu Lin and Duan Jie, who were watching from the sidelines, burst into laughter. Before they could finish their laughter, Rong Yi's wine was spilled into their bowls. They were so frightened that they started pushing and shoving each other, screaming:
"They say people are made of water, but I think Rong Yi is made of wine!"
"It has to be strong liquor! Hahahaha——" Yun Lan and his wife laughed from the side. Seeing Yun Tian still feeling sorry for the injuries her husband had suffered while fighting against the enemy who were robbing the food supply, Yun Lan teased:
"Tsk tsk, hurry up and call a doctor, or the wound will heal!"
Everyone laughed, Yun Tian's face turned red, and she had no choice but to hide her head behind her husband's shoulder, saying angrily:
"Sister Chen is here! Don't bully me!"
Yun Chen, who was called, put down the big pork elbow in the bowl. Huo Gannian next to him took the bowl skillfully and began to remove the bones and peel the meat.
Yun Chen looked at Bai, who was sitting in the main seat with a kind face, smiling at everyone playing, and said:
"Mother is here, let her take care of it. I don't dare to interfere."
Bai was horrified and waved her hands repeatedly: "I dare not!"
This made everyone laugh, even Ye Yan beside him rarely smiled, then he looked lonely and absent-mindedly at the children playing in the yard.
If his two children were still alive...
Thinking of this, Ye Yan's eyes felt a little sore. He wiped his eyes and looked away. Finally, he found Bu Yan standing in the shadows and called out:
"If you don't come soon, the food will be cold!"
This attracted everyone's attention, and they all looked towards the door and immediately started shouting:
"Those who are late will have to drink three bowls as punishment!"
"This wine has to be poured easily to show its sincerity! Set it up quickly!"
"Leave one of the big elbows for me, Brother Buyan!"
"Where's the stool? Damn, how did it get kicked there? Luo Dongdong, help me get it!"
"You're such a damn good at finding people! I'm the only one with an arm in this place, and you're ordering me around!"
“Hahahahahaha——”
The laughter of the crowd was like an overwhelming hot spring wave, rushing towards Bu Yan.
If it were in the past, Bu Yan would definitely rush over and join in, starting a drinking and cursing contest, and would have been determined to get drunk until he fell over, muttering until everyone covered their ears and begged for mercy.
But now, looking at the scene in front of him that he had missed for a long time, he only felt a strong sense of incompatibility.
Seeing Buyan standing there in a daze, Yun Chen jumped onto the stool and waved, holding up the peeled pork elbow in the bowl to show him, grinning happily and said:
"Come quickly, Brother Buyan! Here's a ready-to-peel pork elbow! I'll give it to you! It's so delicious!"
Huo Gannian beside him shook his head lovingly, and had to take out another big elbow and start peeling it.
Buyan was pushed by the crowd to sit down. Before he could eat a single bite of food, three huge wine bowls were handed to him.
"Come on, come on, as usual, moisten your throat first!"
"After you finish the run, have three more bowls to rinse your mouth!"
"After that, have three more bowls of Liuliufeng! Hahahahaha!"
Amidst the laughter and gazes of the crowd, Bu Yan picked up the first bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
Then the second one, the third one, the fourth one, the fifth one...
At this time, everyone realized that Bu Yan's mood was not right and his expression was very unusual, and they couldn't help but slowly stop laughing.
After drinking six bowls of wine, Bu Yan pursed his lips tightly, as if the spiciness was too strong. His face turned a little pale and his eyes were a little red.
He lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then looked up at Huo Gannian and said:
"Master, I want to resign."
After he finished speaking, the air was silent for a moment, and then burst into laughter again, and everyone started to make dirty remarks:
They said, "Oh my, the secret guard is jealous. He's mad that we didn't take him with us to the battle!" "What's wrong? You're running away from home because of a disagreement?" "Resign? Where the hell are you resigning to?"
Everyone was joking, but Buyan didn't say a word.
Looking at Huo Gannian's calm expression, without any surprise, as if he had known something for a long time, everyone stopped laughing, knowing that Bu Yan was serious.
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