He is your father in your previous life. When you come to this world, your body will shed the same blood as him. When you were young, he hugged you and promised you to return home as soon as possible. You have mistakenly mistook the noise of passers-by past the door as the sound of his return home hooves. You grabbed your mother's hand and ran to the door to welcome him, returning in disappointment. However, many years later, you, a young man, did not hesitate to repay him with a full neck blood, and wanted to be the one who was both different from his father and son.

You refuse to reconcile with this man because he was the whole of you and your mother, but when your mother and son needed him the most, he left you in the boundless darkness behind him and went to the light alone.

In front of Mu Fulan, it seemed that the scene of the young man's blood splashing on the spiritual platform appeared again.

She closed her eyes, slowly tightened her arms, and hugged the little man who was sitting in her arms now tighter.

"Mother?"

A gentle urging sound came from my ears.

She opened her eyes, lowered her head, and met Xier's curious eyes looking up at her. Just as she was about to speak, a notification came from outside the ship: "Master Weng! General Yuan is here!"

Mu Fulan gently touched Xier's head to show comfort, then leaned out of the cabin and took a look.

The ferry was about to reach the shore, and she saw Yuan Handing riding from the direction of the city. When he arrived at the ferry, he turned over and dismounted, as if he was going to take a boat to Junshan. Seeing her boat shadow, she stopped and waited on the shore.

On the shore of the ferry, a row of pallets were laid. The boat was docked, and Xier got on the shore and walked forward by herself.

There was a board in front of his feet that seemed to be loose, and his head was slightly raised. When Yuan Handing saw it, he immediately reached out to help him: "Young Master, be careful!"

Xier himself took big steps and stepped over the board. After standing still, he turned his head and looked at Yuan Handing's hand behind him that was stretched out to him before he could take it back. He looked at his mother again, hesitated for a while, and slowly turned to Yuan Handing, smiled at him, and said, "Thank you General Yuan."

Yuan Handing and the princess grew up together, and her appearance has long been deeply imprinted into his mind.

He still remembers the subtle feeling he felt when he first saw this child.

This child named Xier, whose eyebrows and eyes are so similar to those of Wengzhu, said that he is her biological son, and Yuan Handing would not doubt it at all.

The fate is so wonderful. He seemed to see the shadow of the man in the face of this child. The man in the past loves this adopted son she brought back from outside. For Yuan Handing, this child has an extraordinary status in his heart.

He subconsciously hoped that the young master would get closer to him.

But from the first day of his arrival, no matter how hard he tried to express kindness to him, the young master's attitude towards him was always polite and alienated.

The young master seemed to not like him.

This made Yuan Handing feel a little disappointed.

But today, the situation suddenly seemed to be different.

Just at that moment, although the young master did not ask him to help him, he smiled at him.

This is the first time that the young master smiled at him.

Although he didn't know what was going on, the change in the young master's attitude towards him made him sincerely happy.

Mu Fulan asked Yuan Handing what he had come to find.

Yuan Handing withdrew his gaze that fell on Xier's back and turned his head and said, "The Sanmiao people sent an envoy, and they were entrusted by the leader to come to our Changsha Kingdom for assistance. Your Highness wants to discuss this matter with the Lord of the Manchu."

After leaving the boundary of Changsha Kingdom, it extends southwest. Between the large mountains and rivers and the raging rivers, many tribes have lived since ancient times. They live in clans, and the big families are like city walls and small thousands of households, called caves. The caves are staggered and endless, and are known as the seventy-two villages and one hundred and eight caves.

They claimed to be descendants of the ancient Yan Emperor, and in the official documents of the court, they had another title, all of which were called the Southwest Barbarians.

After the Mu family was founded in Changsha, they had lived peacefully with the Sanmiao people who lived in the south for two hundred years. When they had the best relationship, they also taught them to plant mulberry and hemp, raise silkworms and silk, and sent doctors to cure their diseases and drive them away. Many Sanmiao village caves also regarded Changsha as the best country and sent envoys to offer tribute to express their gratitude and obedience to the Mu family.

But since the rise of the Jiang Rong clan, in the past ten years, such exchanges have never been seen again.

Jiang Rong eroded and annexed the other camp caves and became the largest leader of the Sanmiao. At the same time, Changsha was suspicious of the court and its national strength was declining. Jiang Rong was ambitious and intended to take the fertile land in the southern part of Changsha for himself. Taking advantage of the rebellion of the vassal kings, Changsha was unstable and sent troops repeatedly, either attacking or harassing.

This situation did not completely calm down until Mu Fulan was thirteen years old, after she signed a marriage contract with Xie Changgeng in Changsha Kingdom.

In recent years, Jiang Rong has never dared to invade Changsha, but the other cave villages have long since cut off their contacts with Changsha due to Jiang Rong's tyranny.

"Which village cave comes from? What are you sending people to do?" Mu Fulan asked.

"It was sent by the Ran family, Xiang family and Tian family. The envoy said that they had a drought last year and were in trouble today. Now, there are famines everywhere, and the people can only feed on wild grass and bark. A few days ago, there was another miasma. Many people fell ill and were desperate and sent people to come here, hoping that Your Highness can help them through the difficulties."

These three clans were once the most powerful village cave in the Sanmiao area besides Jiang Rong. Although they had attacked each other for territorial battles before Jiang Rong rose, they had always maintained a good relationship with the Mu clan. After several disagreements, they had to mediate with the Mu clan.

The news of the Sanmiao famine spread to Changsha at the beginning of the year. Just a few days ago, for some reason, Mu Fulan sent someone to Liancheng to find out the news and knew that the situation was true.

At that time, she had an idea. Unexpectedly, just a few days later, the people of the San family came to the door.

When she returned to the palace, the messenger and his group had been sent to the inn for a while, and Mu Xuanqing was waiting for her.

Since she was rescued with Wang Mei's "Dream Certificate" and was captured by Ru Metro Mine, Mu Xuanqing had to discuss with Wang Mei first even if he made a decision.

He talked about the situation when he saw the messenger just now and said, "The meaning of Lu Xiang is to find a reason and send someone back, so there is no need to get involved."

Lu Lin nodded: "Don't look at them asking for help now and say all good things. When Jiang Rong attacked my Liandi, the former king also sent people to join forces to fight with us. If they were willing to fight with our Changsha Kingdom, the rest of the caves would also follow. But they were afraid of Jiang Rong, and none of them would help. Now they were in trouble. They thought that we came to ask for help. How could such a good thing be in the world? Besides, our first priority now is to expand the army and train troops. The matter of the San Miao has nothing to do with our Changsha Kingdom."

"A sister, what do you think?" Mu Xuanqing asked Mu Fulan.

If there was no deviation in what she saw in her previous life, she remembered that after Xie Changgeng became emperor, Jiang Rong had already unified the Three Miaoshu with the right time and place.

Sanmiao has always been regarded as a place outside the barbarians. As long as there is no trouble, the court will not interfere. At that time, Xie Changgeng, who had just ascended the throne, had too many things, and at first let it go. However, Jiang Rong did not accept the new dynasty and called himself emperor, and sent troops to attack the territory that originally belonged to Changsha. Xie Changgen naturally could not tolerate it. At first, he sent troops to quell the rebellion, but the mountains and rivers were dangerous, the city was strong, and it was very difficult to advance. A year later, he changed his strategy and instigated those camps that were forcibly conquered by Jiang Rong, and cooperated with the inside and outside, and then broke through the city and killed Jiang Rong. Then, he gave the original leaders of the camps and the caves of the big and small camps, allowing them to place lands and control their own territory. He reported to the court directly if there was any matter, and then invited the Sanmiao land.

Mu Fulan said, "Prime Minister Lu is right, but at this time, if we don't support the San Miao family, Jiang Rong will sooner or later take over the San Miao area. Once Jiang Rong unifies the San Miao family, who dares to guarantee that he will not covet my Changsha Kingdom again? I remember when I was young, my father fought against Jiang Rong for a long time. At that time, his power will increase greatly and it will only be more difficult to deal with. Instead of being passive at that time, it is better to take advantage of this opportunity to support the San Miao family and help them overcome difficulties. At least, it will not be annexed by Jiang Rong so quickly. With them holding Jiang Rong, this is not a bad thing for our Changsha Kingdom."

Lu Lin hesitated and shook her head.

"What Master Weng said is reasonable, but Master Weng was afraid that he would forget it. At that time, the former kings also hoped that the three families would care about their old feelings and fight with our Changsha Kingdom. However, they were afraid of Jiang Rong and refused to send troops. We have helped them now. Who knows if they will turn against each other again in the future?"

Mu Fulan did not answer immediately and asked Yuan Handing beside him, "General Yuan, if you are the one who is in charge of the soldiers, what else should you do besides giving kindness?"

Yuan Handing was stunned and then replied: "In addition to Shi En, there is also Junfa."

Mu Fulan nodded and looked at Lu Lin: "The Prime Minister heard what General Yuan said just now? I have never led the army, but I also heard that the commander of the army must use both kindness and power to collect the soldiers. The same is true for the Sanshi."

"In the past, the leaders of the three clans were worried that our Changsha country would not win Jiang Rong. If we lose, we will be unable to protect ourselves. How can we protect them? No matter how much kindness is, it is not enough to make them work for us. This is also a common human nature. Now our Changsha country is building troops and expanding its army. What is the purpose of seeking peace of mind for decoration? It is impossible to keep the expansion of the army forever. Sooner or later there will be a battle. Support the San clan first, and when the war comes, let them know that our Changsha country is able to rely on. What's the difficulty of using them?"

Yuan Handing immediately said, "Your Highness, Master Weng! Don't worry, you two! I, Yuan Handing, are willing to make an order for military service here. If you cannot train a strong army loyal to Your Highness and Master Weng within a year, I will apologize with my head!"

A firm light shot out from his eyes, and his voice was even more powerful and full of confidence.

Mu Xuanqing came up, grabbed Yuan Handing's arm with force, and then said to Lu Lin: "Prime Minister, you have heard what Wang Mei and Handing said. I will accept it. I will borrow food to overcome the famine. I will be fine. Prime Minister."

When Lu Lin is middle-aged, she is becoming increasingly afraid of things. In addition, she has been accustomed to keeping a low profile for a long time and is even more conservative. She is thinking that it is better to have less than more things, so she does not want to help Sanshi. Seeing that the three of them are united, she knows that no matter how much they oppose, she will be useless. After thinking about it carefully, the words of the Lord Weng are indeed not unreasonable, so she had to nod.

"I accept the order, so this is called the household officials and the officials."

Lu Lin went, and Mu Fulan said again: "Brother Wang, Brother Yuan, Prime Minister Lu was here just now, so I still have something to say, so I can't say it directly. Now the forces are fighting, and the civil war between the vassal kings is not over, but just to compete for territory and expand their strength. We are in a remote place, but in the future, depending on the situation, it is not impossible to destroy Jiang Rong and collect the vast land of the three Miaosou that goes south for my Mu family."

"This is also the reason why I advised Brother Wang to take this opportunity to give his three families a favor. He used both kindness and power. After conquering them, the rest of the village caves would naturally follow him."

Mu Xuanqing looked at Mu Fulan and was silent for a moment. His eyes flashed with light, and his face gradually showed an excitement.

"A sister, you woke me up with a word! If I, Mu, can really bring back the southern land, it will be like a tiger with wings. Why worry about not being able to stand up and not being able to take revenge!"

Mu Fulan said: "In addition to expanding our strength, I also think that we should do our best in everything, but Changsha is a lonely land except for water seeds. In the future, if there is a change and encounters disadvantages, we will also have a room for retreat by taking advantage of the Sanmiao terrain. This opportunity is like a gift from God, and we cannot miss it."

Yuan Handing nodded in praise and said to Mu Xuanqing: "The Master Weng is very careful in his consideration. In the Sanmiao area, most of the cities and villages are surrounded by mountains and rivers. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Without local people, it is difficult for outsiders to attack. When I was with the previous king to fight Jiang Rong, I had a deep understanding of this."

Mu Fulan said: "Leave the food to Lu Prime Minister, and I will deal with the miasma. Today I will summon the doctors to prepare the medicine to Liancheng, and I will go there myself."

Mu Xuanqing refused to let her go, saying that the place was remote and the malaria was dangerous, so I could just send someone else to go.

Mu Fulan smiled and said, "I'm going to tell Brother Wang, I happened to ask someone to investigate the situation a few days ago. The miasma is not serious. It only appeared in a few caves. It will be dealt with in a timely manner. There is no big problem, but if the handling is not effective, it will be a bit tricky when the weather gets hotter. Don't worry, I have a sense of responsibility."

When Mu Xuanqing heard her tone of firmness, he had to say to Yuan Handing: "Hand Ding, then I'll let you go with Wang Mei. Remember, be sure to protect the orphan Wang Mei and not let her make any mistakes."

Yuan Handing responded respectfully: "Don't worry, your highness, I will guarantee it with my life!"

Mu Xuanqing was relieved and nodded. Suddenly, he remembered the prince of Qi and asked about his condition.

Mu Fulan naturally did not mention that he deliberately pretended to be sick, but said that it was nothing serious, and then said the suggestion that Zhao Xitai gave to him.

Mu Xuanqing frowned: "What good thing would King Qi be? In his early years, he was an old friend with his father. Later, the border between Changsha was unstable and was suspicious of the court. The situation was difficult. If he could care about his old friend with his father at that time and help him, you probably wouldn't marry someone like Xie Changgeng later. Now he wants to take advantage of the chaos and fish, so I, Mu, need him to give him money and food?"

He paused. "However, the situation is now chaotic and the situation is not clear. Since Zhao Xitai said this, why not let him down and not offend him. I will reply in two days."

Brother Wang's decision was exactly what Mu Fulan thought. After the discussion, she came out and asked someone to summon all the doctors in the city into the palace. Together with several medical ministers, she told them that some caves in Sanmiao were suffering from malaria and asked them to follow their decision to go south.

The princess spoke, no one dared not to obey, let alone she went there, everyone agreed in unison, and they were ready to not mention it when they returned.

During the rest of the day, Mu Fulan was busy preparing the various medicines she needed to use, and ordered people to collect them and transport them to Liancheng as soon as possible. She was busy and returned to her residence. It was almost the hour of Hai.

Mother Mu was waiting for her and came up and whispered: "Young Master has fallen asleep. Master, you are tired, you are already prepared. Master, take a shower and go to rest quickly."

Mu Fulan thanked Mu's mother and asked her to rest as well. After taking a shower, she came to Xier's bed gently and pulled the corner of the quilt for him. Suddenly, she saw the little man on the pillow moving his eyelids a few times and opened her eyes.

"Mom, are you back?"

He reached out and grabbed one of his mother's soft hands.

It turned out that he was pretending to be sleeping and cheating on his mother.

Mu Fulan smiled and sat down beside the bed. She was about to tell him about what she was going to the south in the past two days, but Xier said: "Mom, I heard from Sister Ru that you are going to the south to treat someone. If you can take me with you, would you please follow you too?"

Mu Fulan was going to keep him. After all, this time he was going to practice medicine, not anything else. But at this moment, seeing him begging, thinking about this trip, including the back and forth on the road, even if the whole process is the fastest, it will take two months.

This is just the fastest estimate. With the hot weather, it may take longer to end.

The incidence of miasma is related to damp heat and miasma. In many places, Sanmiao is in deep forests, deep wood, deep swamps, heavy air, and when the weather is hot, miasma is everywhere. People suffer from famine and weak constitution, which leads to large-scale illness, which is different from the pathology that spreads and spreads in the crowd.

Liancheng is a city at the southern end of Changsha. It is open and very safe. If you take Xier there, it is not impossible to keep him in the city.

"Mom! I promise to listen to you and not run around." He continued to beg.

Mu Fulan hesitated for a while and finally nodded: "Okay, my mother will take you there. But you have to stay in the city and can't go out."

"Okay! I remember!"
To be continued...