The Yan Dynasty personally took command and led the Ning army out of the city regardless of the emperor's wishes.
Under the iron cavalry, no one dared to stop him.
As soon as they reached the city gate, they heard someone shouting from behind: "Your Highness, wait!"
Yan Chao looked back.
I saw a large group of soldiers running over in uniform steps.
They do not belong to the Ning family army, but they all fought with Bai Shuang back then.
The soldier riding at the front dismounted and knelt down facing Yan Chao.
"Your Highness, we are willing to accompany you on the expedition." He paused and added: "In the name of the Ning family army!"
They are all troops directly under the emperor, but in the current national crisis, they are unwilling to stay in Kyoto.
What's more, the Ning family army led by Yan Chao were their comrades who fought side by side with them back then.
The flag hung by the Yan Dynasty was the flag belonging to Ning Baishuang.
They cannot remain indifferent.
They violated military orders for the first time, just to follow the Yan Dynasty to the front line and fight the enemy bravely!
After the soldier at the front finished speaking, all the soldiers behind him knelt down and roared loudly.
"We are willing to swear allegiance to the General to the death!
We also believe that the general is not a fox demon!"
The soldiers' roars stunned the people watching.
Later, someone came back to his senses and shouted disdainfully: "Ning Baishuang is the fox demon!
She has killed so many people, she is a very evil witch!"
"The general is not a witch, and she is not guilty!"
The cook stood up wiping his tears, veins popping out of his neck, "During the war, whatever we eat, the general will eat!"
She even left some meat for us to eat!
One of the sides of her drinking bowl was broken, and she was reluctant to replace it, saying that it would be fine if it could be used!
You have never gotten along with the general, why should you say she is not good? Why?"
However, even if the cook said such true feelings, there are still some people who are weird.
Yan Chao sat on the horseback and said with a cold expression: "Five years ago, she, Ning Baishuang, guarded the land of Dongli.
Without her, the poisonous insects will kill most of you, and those who survive will become slaves of the barbarians.
Now, I will raise her flag and go to the frontier to fight.
If you continue to say that she is a witch, then leave Dongli on your own.
You don’t deserve to be protected by her!”
After saying that, Yan Chao pulled up the reins and rode the horse out of the city.
The army followed him and marched out of the city in a mighty manner.
Common people, look at me and I look at you, their mouths are tightly closed, not daring to say another word.
That is His Highness the Crown Prince. Who dares to disobey him?
Hao Zhifang sat on the second floor of the restaurant and watched Yan Chao leave.
He looked at the flag with the word "Ning" fluttering in the wind and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
That was what his heart wanted, but he couldn't follow it and could only stay in Kyoto.
Hao Zhifang poured a glass of wine into the empty glass opposite and poured another glass of wine for himself.
He raised his glass.
On the empty opposite side, Bai Shuang's unruly face seemed to appear.
Hao Zhifang's vision was blurred.
He raised his head and finished the glass of wine.
A hot tear fell down the corner of his eye.
After drinking, Hao Zhifang took out the letter Yan Chao had given him before leaving and burned it in a basin.
The firelight reflected his resolute face and the determination in his eyes.
Less than half a month after the prince led the army on the expedition, a coup occurred in Dongli Kingdom.
Hao Zhifang, the commander-in-chief of the imperial guard, killed the emperor with his own hands in the emperor's chamber without using a single soldier.
The old general Ning Ding'an took the initiative to support Hao Zhifang as the new emperor.
The courtiers who sided with the Yan Dynasty had long received the secret letter from the Yan Dynasty and also supported Hao Zhifang.
At this point, what else can the Hao family say? They can only support it.
Hao Zhifang ascended to the throne just like that.
The new emperor ascended the throne and promulgated the first new law: Anyone who makes irresponsible remarks about Ning Baishuang will be killed without mercy.
From then on, no one in the Dongli Kingdom dared to ridicule Bai Shuang.
Bai Shuang's glorious deeds were compiled into a book and widely circulated.
Later generations only know that Bai Shuang once protected his family and country and was a loyal, brave and good general.
…
Ten years later.
After so many years of hard work by the Yan Dynasty, the territory of Dongli Kingdom expanded three times.
The frontier is further away from Kyoto.
But even so, it could not stop Hao Zhifang from coming to Yan Dynasty at this time every year.
Two men were sitting in front of the desert drinking wine at sunset.
Between them, there is an urn.
"You are so smart. When you asked me to usurp the throne and become emperor, you must have predicted that this day would come." Hao Zhifang raised his head and took a sip of wine, shook his head and smiled.
After ascending the throne, Hao Zhifang never chose a concubine.
He persisted for nine years under tremendous pressure from courtiers.
In the tenth year, he really couldn't hold on any longer and finally gave in.
Now, his harem is filled with beautiful women, all of whom are one-in-a-million beauties.
He also did what the courtiers said and spread the branches and leaves for the royal family.
Several concubines are pregnant.
Yan Chao poured the wine with a faint smile and said nothing.
After he filled up the wine, he spilled the wine on the ground.
Hao Zhifang put away his smile and poured a glass of wine on the ground.
He looked sad, "General, I'm afraid I won't be able to come to your death anniversary next year."
Hao Zhifang is a responsible person.
Since he already has a harem, he must be responsible for the people in the harem.
What's more, if he has another woman, how can he still have the dignity to see the general again?
Hao Zhifang was in a bad mood today and drank a lot.
In the end, he was drunk.
At night, the full moon is bright.
Hao Zhifang tugged on Yan Chao's sleeves and talked nonsense with blurred eyes.
"Your Highness, you and I both know that the general is a fox.
Back then, we all saw with our own eyes that Qing Wu was pierced through the heart by the fox tail.
She won't survive at all!
But what happened next? Qingwu lived well.
Tell me, if the general is not a fox, how can she bring Qingwu back to life?"
Yan Chao pushed Hao Zhifang's hand away and drank in silence.
He couldn't refute.
Hao Zhifang looked at Yan Chao, "Over the years, countless women who look like the general have come to you.
Why are you not even willing to find a substitute?
Do you really want to be alone and die alone?"
Yan Chao remained silent, drinking glass after glass of wine.
Hao Zhifang got angry, snatched his wine glass and threw it to the ground.
"Yan Chao, it's time for you to let go!"
Yan Chao directly picked up the wine bottle and poured it into his mouth. After finishing the drink, he wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth and smiled lightly.
Yan Chao lay down on the ground casually.
He took out the old ghost mask and covered it on his face.
Just when Hao Zhifang was about to speak again, Yan Chao said slowly: "She never minded when I wore a ghost mask and lost both legs.
If she really is a fox, what's the problem?"
Yan Chao looked at the star-studded sky with a faint smile, "Hao Zhifang, no one can look into my eyes anymore.
Because after I admit that A Shuang is a fox, I see that all women in this world are missing nine tails."