After the Upper Yuan Dynasty, there was no festive atmosphere in the capital. Everything remained the same.
Many things happened at the beginning of the year, such as the birth of the Crown Prince, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Jing and Wu, and the resistance against Qi to aid Zhao. This should be the most eventful beginning of the year for the Jing Kingdom in recent years.
The cold of spring had not passed, and the sky had just brightened. There were already many vendors who had woken up early on the streets of the capital.
The vendor who sold breakfast exhaled and rubbed his hands vigorously. He said, "The business is still good during the New Year. One day is equivalent to half a month's business. It would be great if the New Year was celebrated every day …"
The butcher who was ten feet away mocked him, "Then why do you have a stall? Go home and hug your wife while dreaming. Every day is the New Year …"
"Give me two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge."
A man who had woken up early for work turned his head to look at the butcher and said, "Don't forget to leave two catties of lean meat stuffing for me today. I'll make dumplings at home tonight."
The butcher waved his hand and said, "I didn't forget to make dumplings on the first and fifteenth day of the New Year. This strange rule of yours hasn't changed in the past few years."
The man smiled and said, "We were poor a few years ago. Now we have to eat back all the money we owe."
The butcher said while cutting the meat, "Then you should eat meat every day …"
The man took a bite of the bun and said vaguely, "If the people in the capital ate meat every day, the happiest person would be you, Butcher Zheng …"
"It was really hard to do business in the past few years. There were wars every day, and the people didn't have much money left. We couldn't even sell the steamed buns …" The vendor who sold breakfast added.
The man drank a mouthful of porridge and said coldly, "It's all because of that motherf * cking Qi Kingdom. Why can't they know their place? In the past, they teamed up with the Zhao Kingdom to fight us, and now they're fighting the Zhao Kingdom. They even beat their own people …"
Butcher Zheng chopped the meat and said, "It's all thanks to His Highness Gyeong Of Silla's heavenly punishment. Otherwise, I'm afraid we'd still be bullied … Sigh, I heard that His Highness returned to the capital a few days ago. I wonder if he'll leave this time. With His Highness not in the capital, there hasn't been a big event in the capital for years …"
"Let's go." The man finished his breakfast and left behind a few copper coins. He wiped his mouth and said, "Two days ago, when I passed by the gate of the Gyeong Of Silla's manor, the main gate of the manor was already closed. His Highness has probably already left Jingdou …"
"There are still so many playboys in the capital …" Zheng Tufu sighed and murmured, "Why did His Highness leave …"
…
In Hibiscus Garden, Li Xuan held his son in his arms and swayed left and right. He also sighed and said, "They leave just like that every time …"
Three small figures ran over from afar. In the front was a little girl about five or six years old. She hugged his arm and said, "Father, Father, I want to learn martial arts!"
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Learn, learn. As long as your mother agrees, Imperial Father will also agree."
"Mother has agreed!" The little girl smiled and said, "I'll go find Aunt MIngzhu …"
After saying this, she seemed to remember something and murmured, "Aunt MIngzhu is no longer in Jingdou …"
"Then I'll go find Little Aunt … Oh, Little Aunt eloped with the prince consort."
Li Xuan looked at her in surprise and said, "Eloped? Who taught you that?"
The little girl rolled her eyes and said, "Little Aunt, Little Aunt said that when you leave with someone you like, it's called eloping …"
After saying this, she didn't wait for Li Xuan to ask any questions and quickly ran away.
Li Xuan shook his head and stopped thinking about this matter. He lowered his head to look at the sleeping child and whispered, "Ze 'er, Ze' er, you have to grow up quickly …"
In another part of Hibiscus Garden, two young girls walked hand in hand on the grass, chatting about something with smiles on their faces.
Li Han held the kite string and followed behind the two of them. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. However, when he thought of something, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up and turn into a bitter smile …
In the military academy, a group of young people wearing thin clothes were swimming in the mud. Old General Xue stood at the side, holding a long whip in his hand and waving it from time to time. He then passed the whip to Old General Ma beside him.
In a restaurant in Jingdou, Ceng Shichun, Liu Dayou, and Liu Yiyi sat by the window. In another corner of the restaurant, a white-haired middle-aged man was drinking by himself. Beside him, a tall and sturdy man was making the woman singing in the restaurant giggle …
In a shop not far from the restaurant, a fat man with bruises on his face pointed at a few workers and said unhappily, "In the future, treat the customers like they are your wives and coax them. How do you coax your wives at home, how do you coax customers here …"
In a royal cemetery outside the city, a bearded young man waved a hoe and painstakingly cleared the weeds around a lone grave …
…
In the Zhao Kingdom.
Three days ago, the imperial city of the Zhao Kingdom had been besieged by the army of the Qi Kingdom.
Ten miles away from the imperial city.
Tents were erected one after another. Although it was night time, the tents were still brightly lit. Soldiers patrolled the area from time to time.
The commander's tent in the center of the tents was completely dark. Coughing sounds could be heard from a small, inconspicuous tent.
In front of Zhao Yi was a map. A city was drawn on the map. He had already circled a few of the city gates in red.
A general looked at him and said worriedly, "Your Majesty, Lord Yang has sent news that reinforcements from the Jing Kingdom will arrive in half a month."
Zhao Yi opened his mouth, but no sound came out. His coughing became even more intense.
Someone looked at him and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. You'd better get some rest. We'll discuss this matter tomorrow …"
Zhao Yi covered his mouth and coughed for a while. Then, his breathing gradually calmed down. He clenched his fist and waved his hand. In a slightly hoarse voice, he said, "Pass down my order. Tomorrow … tomorrow, we attack the city."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Several generals in the tent shouted and half-knelt on the ground at the same time.
After everyone had left the tent, Zhao Yi unclenched his fist and stared blankly at the trace of blood on his palm …
…
In the Wu Kingdom.
It was late at night. In an even more serene hall in the depths of the imperial palace.
The crown that symbolized the emperor had been worn for a long time was a little heavy. Yangliuqing was still not used to it. She took it off and put it aside. Then, she opened another booklet.
She flipped through it and saw that it was the same content as before. Then, she threw it aside.
"If those people still don't know what's good for them, I'll teach them a lesson myself."
An old voice came from a corner of the hall.
Yangliuqing shook her head and said, "In fact, what they said is not unreasonable."
The old man looked surprised. "You …"
Yangliuqing stood up and walked into the hall. Then, she said, "In any case, I'll still pass the throne in the future. The next emperor of the Wu Kingdom must also have the bloodline of the Yang family …"
The old man was gloomy for a moment and asked, "Among those people they proposed, is there anyone you like?"
Yangliuqing shook her head.
The old man lowered his head and seemed to be thinking about something.
A figure appeared in his mind with a slightly angry expression. "Bastard, you were so active at that time. Where have you gone now …"
"This dress is very nice."
A voice suddenly rang out in the hall.
Yang Wanli's hair stood on end. He suddenly looked in a certain direction.
The next moment, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, the expression on his face became even more shocked. "You, you've broken through …"
Yangliuqing's face lit up. She hurried over and said, "Master …"
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