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On the seventh day of the twelfth month, the hour of the year...

"Hada..."

"Xilulu..."

The Qingzi Camp was 15,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantrymen were sailing on the road to southern Hebei. The sound of iron hooves and horse noses in the army were rising one after another, very solemn.

Chen Qing, who had been promoted to commander of the General Army, was wearing white robe and iron armor, and was on the top of a handsome white war horse, and slowly followed the army southward.

Following Chen Qing's right is Deputy General Deng Ling. He looked at the endless stream of people and sighed in his heart: "I have been guarding the Northern Pass for many years and intimidating the places outside the border. I don't expect that today, my white-robed army will finally start entering the pass to assist the military supervisor and start a journey of hegemony..."

Xin Qixuan behind him heard this and said, "What Deputy General Deng said is very reasonable. Now the troubles outside the border have subsided, and the remaining villains are not afraid of them.

If the army continues to stay in the north and has no war to fight, I am afraid that it will inevitably be anxious. The arrangement of the military governor is reasonable..."

Deng Ling sighed: "That's true, it's just a bargain. Who knows if he will upset the outside world..."

Chen Qing waved his hand when he heard this: "Deputy General Deng, you can't say that. The military achievements of the Yulin Guard are obvious to all. How can you say bad things about your colleagues behind the scenes?"

Deng Ling smacked his lips and said to Chen Qing: "Commander Chen, don't talk to that kid. Look at his arrogant attitude when he came to take over the military affairs of North Jibei. It makes people angry when he sees it. Who in the army has such a person?"

Xin Qixuan smiled and said, "I think General Huo is young and promising. The more I do this, the more I can reflect the confidence of a commander of the army.

What's more, if my white-robed army does not experience a major war this time, this achievement will be suppressed by the Yulinwei. I guess this is not something we like, right?"

Deng Ling sighed and said nothing more. In fact, although he was dissatisfied, he still had to admit that Huo Qing and his Yulin Guard's performance was indeed impressive. In just a few years, he has become an indispensable ace in the Jingwei camp.

Chen Qing said, "Okay, you both should say less. It is not a gentleman to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of friendly troops behind the scenes. I don't want to hear you say these nonsense again.

In order to avoid the spread, I thought that the generals and officials of the Qing camp were all cautious and could not stand others' meritorious, and the impact would be very bad, which would also cause trouble to the military governor..."

Deng Ling and Xin Qixuan hurriedly said that they were, and stopped talking afterwards, and quietly followed the army forward...

Inside a four-wheeled carriage in the front army, Liu Ce and Jiang Ruoyan sat opposite each other and looked at the scenery outside the car window, without saying anything for a long time.

After a long time, Jiang Ruoyan said to Liu Ce: "Husband, do you really not blame me?"

"What's your fault?" Liu Ce replied lightly.

Jiang Ruoyan said: "I have occupied your identity. You are the descendants of the Jiang family, but I have always enjoyed everything that should belong to you..."

Liu Ce replied: "Ruoyan, listen well, your husband's surname is Liu, not Jiang. He only follows Liu Ce's leader in the Far East. I don't know who Jiang Rui is. You don't have to worry about his identity..."

Jiang Ruoyan shook her head: "But I still can't accept all this over the years. Sometimes I really feel that I am so despicable and shameless..."

Liu Ce looked back, grabbed Jiang Ruoyan's thin hand, and said to her, "Ruoyan, I know that you have been resentful of your life experience these days.

But think about it carefully, how old you were at that time, can a few months old baby decide their own destiny? Since things have already happened,

Then let it go. Jiang Ruoyan is still Jiang Ruoyan, and no one can replace him with any identity. If you think about it, think about it again.

If all this hadn't happened, can you and I still get to this point today and become a couple?"

A warm current flowed slowly in Jiang Ruoyan's heart. Every time she listened to Liu Ce's words, she felt particularly comfortable and could drive away all the worries and anxiety in her heart...

Seeing that Jiang Ruoyan was relieved by her, Liu Ce patted the back of her hand and said earnestly:

"Ruoyan, I will be in the pass next year as a husband. This time I am different from the past. Maybe it will take a long time to return to the Far East. This family will be entrusted to you, Yanran and Ruyuan and the other three..."

Jiang Ruo responded firmly: "Husband, I know you are a person who does big things. Don't worry, I will manage this family with Sister Song, and wait for you to return with Cheer at home..."

Liu Ce took a breath and muttered: "Maybe, this time is really different from the past. There are too many facts to do..."

Jiang Ruoyan's head slightly, thought for a moment, suddenly grabbed Liu Ce's palm and said softly: "Husband, be the emperor..."

Liu Ce's heart tightened when he heard this, stared at Jiang Ruoyan's firm eyes, and for a moment he was a little dazed, and then replied for a while: "Ruoyan, why do you have this idea?"

Jiang Ruoyan said, "Husband, although I don't understand any great principles, I have a deep understanding. Two years ago, I followed my husband all the way to Shendu to enthrone the enthronement and saw the suffering of the people in the Central Plains.

Ruoyan's heart was almost broken. He really didn't expect that the people would live so hard in troubled times. He was unable to make the world come true by his own strength. On the other hand, the people in the Far East ruled by his husband were completely different.

Become an emperor, husband, end this chaotic era and restore the people to a peaceful and prosperous era. The people's hearts have been lost in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and only an empty shell is left. There is no need to continue serving him..."

Liu Ce stared at Jiang Ruoyan in a daze, and after a long time, he asked, "Ruoyan, are you sincere?"

Jiang Ruoyan said, "I'm not hiding my husband, I have selfish thoughts in it. I, Sister Song, Ye Yin, Ruyuan, Yu'er and Che'er, all hope to have a better home.

Although my husband is now the highest military and political commander in the Far East, he is still a minister of the Great Zhou in name. If he wants to change the current situation, he still needs to deal with the constraints from the old forces of the Great Zhou.

If your husband is now elected as emperor, I believe that the people under your husband will support you very much. I am willing to work with you to eliminate the chaotic times and no longer be exploited by the Great Zhou court. If your husband is, you can do it, just take the last step and become emperor..."

After hearing Jiang Ruoyan's bold and heartfelt words, Liu Ce sighed and said, "It's not the time, but I will give you a satisfactory explanation. I will make plans after I take control of the North this time..."

Jiang Ruoyan snuggled in Liu Ce's arms and replied softly: "Well, I understand your intentions, my husband. No matter what decision you make, I will support you..."

The reason why she suddenly said this was that in addition to knowing that Liu Ce had such ambition and that as his wife, she should help him unconditionally, was that the huge gap in the transformation of her true identity was not easily accepted.

Only when Liu Ce was called emperor can her status be stable. When the time came, no surprise, Liu Ce was the king of a country, and he was the queen of the mother's mother, and his son Liu Che was the crown prince...

At that time, Jiang Ruoyan's uneasiness would be truly calmed down, and no one could threaten his position...

The carriage was still driving slowly towards Yong'an along the cold road with the army...

...

At this moment, Wei Ran was paced back and forth in the imperial study, looking at the pile of memorials on the desk, his face full of sorrow.

"I didn't expect that as soon as the new policy was about to start, a group of people jointly opposed it. Don't they know that my country is in danger?"

Wei Ran took a memorial, his pupils filled with angry flames.

After self-defense, Ran recovered Shendu and obtained the legitimacy of ascending the throne, he began to make drastic efforts to change the current decay of the Great Zhou...

However, when he really implemented it, he really realized the feeling of struggling. The difficulties he had to face were like a dam breaking the river and sea, making him anxious and exhausted to deal with it.

First of all, it was the gentry who paid taxes together, which was the first to be pressured by old ministers in the court and even royal relatives. Others could understand it, but even his brother Ning Wang Weijiong was strongly opposed and took the lead in challenging him, which shocked him.

The reason for opposing the gentry's tax payment is ridiculously competing with the people for profit. When we recalled the group of ministers in the court talking in Tai Chi Hall and stating the disadvantages of gentry's tax payment, Wei Ran felt that his head was about to explode...

He also tried to force his confidants to measure the land owned by various aristocratic families in the capital, but the confidants sent were beaten to death or injured by the servants of the aristocratic families. Since then, they no longer dared to provoke those mixed families...

Secondly, in order to deal with Huang Fu, who was increasingly powerful, Wei Ran decided to take back military power and return to the central government to strengthen the military equipment of the dynasty, but this also violated the warlords with military power in various places.

Under the intentional or unintentional instigation of the chief general in the army, there were mutinys of soldiers of different sizes in various parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which forced Wei Ran to temporarily slow down the pace of the military coup.

The problem now is that Wei Ran is willing to reverse the unfavorable situation with the Great Zhou Dynasty, but he has a lot of resistance and has to deal with the threat of death from time to time. Although there are people available in the court, they have weak background and are unable to compete with the huge aristocratic group. It can be said that they are alone and unable to fight...

Just as Wei Ran was in a state of corruption and was in a state of corruption, outside the door of the study room, Zhen Sidao walked carefully into the interior and submitted a report to Wei Ran and said:

"Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the Emperor, General Xu Chongming sent good news from the front line. The Pingjing Army and the Yongzhou Army of the Prince-Confucian, together with Qin Zongquan, captured Shengzhou under the support of Qin Zongquan in the remnant Qi. Now the entire capital has been recovered, and the revival of the Great Zhou Dynasty is expected..."

After hearing this, Wei Ran hurriedly grabbed the newspaper and opened it. After confirming the contents of the newspaper, his frowning brows slightly relaxed for several days.

"Okay, great!" Wei Ran closed the report, returned to the main case, and said excitedly, "The entire capital of the capital has finally settled my thoughts,

Immediately Issued to commend the two generals, Mr. Ma and Xu Chongming, to reward the soldiers of the three armies who had been fighting for a long time, and also grant Qin Zongquan the commander of the fourth-rank army, General Zhonglangwei, and grant Zhongyi Bo, and a goldfish bag to come to Beijing to meet..."

Zhen Sidao responded softly when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the emperor, as long as the capital is stable, the chaos in the world will be curbed immediately, and the Great Zhou Dynasty will surely revive again..."

Wei Ran nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the report and fell into deep thought: "It's a pity that Gao Xiang, the son of Gaomi and his old general Pan Yuanhua were taken away. It's a pity..."

Zhen Sidao bowed and smiled and said, "Emperor, Gao Xiang, Pan Yuanhua is like a dog that is lost. It is urgent to think of a way to raise enough military pay for the meritorious soldiers of the three armies..."

When Wei Ran heard this, his face suddenly became darker again, and he sighed and said, "I also have a headache about this. How can I get all the military pay and pensions for 80,000 soldiers in a short while?

Although the Marquis of Hanling sent the first batch of military pay, he was still a drop in the bucket. There were too many places to use money. What should I do?"

After hearing this, Zhen Sidao bowed and said to Wei Ran: "Emperor, if there is really no way, I have an idea, which may be able to solve the urgent problem..."

Wei Ran hurriedly said, "Zhen Aiqing, let me talk quickly, how can I solve my urgent needs and the court?"

Zhen Sidao took out a "Hanling Tongbao" from his arms and spit out two words: "Cast coins!"
Chapter completed!