482 To Save or Not to Save
There were broken walls and ruins everywhere.
Although he later led the army to take back the South, many things could not be changed. Too many people had died. The tragic scene at that time was still vivid in his mind.
It was not until his third year as the Regent that he accidentally found out that the reinforcements were late because Yi Xuanyuan had secretly commanded them to arrive three days later. He wanted to use the plans of other countries to get rid of the entire Shao family and the southern army as he felt like they were a huge threat.
He thought that as long as the Shao family and the southern army existed, he would not be able to eat or sleep in peace.
In order to get rid of the Shao family and the southern army, Yi Xuanyuan purposefully caused the entire South to be at war. The people had been in misery for so long, and so many people had died. It had been many years since they had recovered… At that time, he had been suspicious of what kind of Emperor he was loyal to.
It was also at that time that he realized that the Emperor, Yi Xuanyuan, was only kind on the surface. As long as he could get rid of the big problem in his heart, he did not care about the common people.
This Emperor had even put on an act and erected a tombstone for the Shao family and the southern army when they had all died in battle.
The entire Shao family had been sealed.
At that time, many people had praised him for being benevolent and magnanimous because of this… And when he found out the truth, he felt that it was a joke.
However, when he found out the truth, Yi Xuanyuan was already dead. He could not even question the Emperor. At that time, the new emperor was still young and needed help. Da Ling needed him, and the people needed him. Even if he knew, he could only continue to be the Regent and hope that the new emperor would not be such a person.
In the end, it was obvious that he was wrong.
Jiang Yue knew it was Shao Shuting when she saw him using the tiger tally, so she asked in a low voice, “What should we do?”
Xue Yan stopped thinking about his past life and pointed at the words on the tiger tally, saying in a low voice, “Look, there are two words on it, Da Ling and South. This is the tiger tally that allows Da Ling to mobilize two hundred thousand soldiers. This is actually half of it, and the other should be with the southern general. Only when the two halves are put together can it be considered a complete tiger tally.”
“Oh.” Jiang Yue understood and nodded. “So, he’s the southern general.”
“How did you find him?” Xue Yan asked. Without waiting for her answer, he pondered again, “Shouldn’t he be in charge of the southern army at this time?”
“I don’t know. I just saw that he looked like someone I used to know, so I went over. Then, I saw two people following him and they were both killed by him. He wasn’t injured then, but I think he was injured before he fought with the two people. He’s unconscious now.”
Then, Xue Yan fell into silence.
“What? Should we leave him there?” Jiang Yue asked.
“No.” The Shao family had been loyal for generations, so how could he not want to save them? However, he never thought that he would meet someone of such high status again in his life. Xue Yan let out an almost inaudible sigh before standing up, “Let’s go. We should be quick, or he’ll die.”
Jiang Yue kept the tiger tally in her arms again before standing up.
“We’re going to go out for a walk. It’s too hot here.” Xue Yan and Jiang Yue said to Xue Sifu.
“Okay, okay, okay. Go somewhere that’s cooler. Stay as long as you want. If you’re hungry, buy something to eat. It’s not good to eat rice noodles and liangpi every day.” Xue Sifu replied without even looking at them. “Do you have money?” he asked.
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