incomprehensible

Chapter 122 Overturning

In the early morning, the loud rooster crowing failed to wake Ye Xuehuan up.

He has never been so slack since he joined the army. When he fell asleep in the dark, Lan Qi pushed him and refused to open his eyes. He pressed him against his chest and said vaguely: "Don't move..."

"... Rongcai!"

Lan Qi struggled to expose his head, kicked his calf under the quilt again, "Get up, someone is coming."

Before Ye Xuehuan could react for a while, Lan Qi said in a low voice: "At least a dozen people, with heavy footsteps and the sound of armor, they should be frontier soldiers."

After a pause, he said again, "It's coming for us."

Only then did Ye Xuehuan wake up a little bit, sat up from the bed with difficulty, shook his head and said, "The old lady is still looking for someone."

He thought back carefully, and only when he went to fetch water last night, Tian could have the chance to go out and ask for help.

She didn't do it out of malice, otherwise she would have gathered the neighbors while he was away, and directly captured Lan Qi, who was already asleep at the time, but she just entrusted someone to invite the frontier soldiers to come over.If the two of them were indeed rich families in trouble, they would be escorted back to Luoxia Pass by their own frontier soldiers; if they had bad intentions, the frontier soldiers would naturally be much more effective than the villagers.

The people on the frontier are very considerate.

When he looked down from the mountain yesterday, he didn't see the border guard post. It is very likely that the neighbor who was entrusted by her rushed there overnight and brought the border guard back this morning, which means that the nearest sentry post also takes a night to go back and forth.

The neighbors were willing to run all night when they were entrusted, and the frontier army arrived in time when they received help.

Ye Xuehuan got out of bed, brought Lan Qi's cloak to cover him, and teased: "Just say that you used too much force yesterday, and you were suspected?"

Lan Qi curled his lips dissatisfied, "Brother Rong, I think you're having a good time too."

Ye Xuehuan thought about the title, found it interesting, and then said: "You like it so much, so let's call it that from now on."

Lan Qi laughed: "No."

He had a good night's sleep and his fever finally subsided. Although he was weak and his cough would not heal for a while, at least he was no longer groggy and looked much more energetic.

Both of them slept in their clothes last night, and there was nothing to tidy up, waiting for the frontier army to come to their door.

The houses in the border village don’t talk about sound insulation at all, so Lan Qi noticed the movement from a long distance away, and at this time he could hear the footsteps from far to near more clearly. He went straight to their room without any conversation when he entered the courtyard. , knocked on the door very cautiously.

Ye Xuehuan raised his airs and responded, "Go in."

He crossed his legs and his back was straight, as if he was not sitting on the shabby bed, but in the front hall of his Prince Rong's mansion. He had transformed back into the noble and elegant Prince Yipin overnight. When he was drinking porridge last night The shabby look was gone.

There were four frontier soldiers who came in through the door. Seeing his posture, they even froze for a moment. They vaguely felt that he was extraordinary. They looked at each other for a while, and one of the soldiers who looked like the deputy captain came out and asked tentatively: " Your Excellency?"

Ye Xuehuan didn't answer, took off the pair of shy bracelets from Lan Qi's wrists, and threw them to him.

"This, this?!"

The rank of the deputy captain is relatively low. Although I know that there is indeed such a token in Nanfu, I have never seen the real thing; but Wusong silver is only produced in Nanhuang. It is unique to the government and cannot be forged at all.

One may even deceive people's eyes, but both are so meticulously crafted that they are absolutely authentic.

The vice-captain was in doubt, Ye Xuehuan said leisurely: "Xuanheng told me at the beginning that this pair of shy bracelets can send you [-] troops from the Southern Army, did they lie to me?"

Hearing that he even said the name of the bracelet, the vice-captain felt that the situation was serious and didn't dare to make up his own mind, so he asked his subordinates to take two bracelets and go to the yard to find their captain.

The team leader was looking for Mrs. Tian to understand the situation outside the house. When he saw the pair of bracelets, he immediately turned pale with fright. , Kneeling on the ground with a plop, muttered: "My lord, it's really my lord!"

Hearing these two words, the other soldiers gasped and knelt down one after another, with expressions on their faces as if they had seen a ghost.

Only the captain was particularly excited. After the initial shock passed, he couldn't hide his ecstasy, and said incoherently: "The princess is right, the prince is the favored son of heaven, a lucky man has his own appearance, and he will never, never perish." It fell in that kind of wilderness!"

Ye Xuehuan even felt a little embarrassed. If his own soldiers or Xuanfeng bodyguards knew that he had escaped from birth, they would be so excited; the captain on duty at Luoxia Pass should have never met him before. , why even weep with joy?

Before he had time to ask, the captain suddenly rushed out of the house and shouted to the soldiers outside: "Quick! Go back to the pass and inform the princess! Prince Rong and Young Master Lan are safe and sound!"

Lan Qi said unexpectedly: "He even recognizes me?"

"It's the princess who speaks and shuts, I'm afraid it's Liu Yuan's personal soldier." Ye Xuehuan speculated with a smile, "Little girl is loyal enough to stay in the customs and wait for us."

Lan Qi suppressed a smile and said, "I'm afraid they have been digging out our corpses."

"How do you talk?" Ye Xuehuan scratched his nose, "It's pretty persistent to be able to dig out a corpse that has been around for nearly three months."

The captain gave orders and returned to the house. Although he calmed down, his eyes were red.Seeing his eager eyes, Ye Xuehuan's scalp felt numb, and before he could speak, he stopped his words: "Please send us back to Luoxia Pass."

"Naturally." The captain nodded again and again, "Please, my lord."

Ye Xuehuan took Lan Qi and walked leisurely into the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, the villagers standing around watching saw a group of frontier soldiers entering aggressively and then coming out respectfully, all of them stretched their necks, wanting to see what kind of big man came to this small border village.

Naturally, the border residents did not know about the earth-shattering imperial tomb accident at the end of last year, and even apart from their King Dingnan, they may not know how many princes there are in Chongyang. The existence of "Prince" is too high and far away for them, so that they have no concept at all, and they don't have much awe. They are mostly curious.

Ye Xuehuan glanced around, and the aura exuded was not only the sense of oppression brought by the court, but also the iron-blooded aura honed on the battlefield, and the coarse linen clothes could hardly conceal the luxury and luxury. A group of villagers fell silent and retreated one after another , no one dared to look directly at him again.

The nearest Tian's legs were even weaker, and he almost fell to the ground, but was supported by a frontier soldier in time.

Tian's whole body was stunned, the down-and-out guard suddenly became a "prince", and Miss Jiaoqiao suddenly became a "prince". The love story of last night was all fake.

She couldn't understand Ye Xuehuan's painstaking efforts at all, and they didn't understand their intention of concealing their identities and forging their backgrounds—if she hadn't called the frontier army, Ye Xuehuan would have gone to Luoxia Pass by herself today, and she would never know what she was doing. He once had an intersection with the most powerful prince in Zhongyang.

The gap between the two is too great, and such a short and hasty intersection is definitely not a chance or luck for her, but trouble and fear.

After they left, Tian's family regained its strength, and the story of the prince and princess joining forces to interpret the affectionate story of adversity is probably going to spread to every village under Luoxia Pass.

Even if you can order to keep your mouth shut, the people's enthusiasm for anecdotes cannot be stopped.

At this point, the only thing Ye Xuehuan can be thankful for is that Tian Shi didn't see the inelegant eating of porridge last night, but he still feels that it is necessary to restore his image.

"Mother-in-law, don't be afraid." He said softly, "We were the ones who cheated first last night. I didn't want to disturb the old man, but my little concubine... Sigh, she's too headstrong, and it's a bit too much on a whim. Mother-in-law will take it as her own. I heard a story, don't take it seriously."

What this means is that the story is false, but the relationship between the two is true. Don't believe those random things.

Lan Qi was inexplicably blamed, and he couldn't refute, so he immediately felt that he needed to restore his image.

He walked up to Tian Shi, handed the jade comb brought from the valley to her hand, and said softly: "It's hard to repay mother-in-law's kindness with the things outside the body."

After all, the jade comb is an ancient object, its color is dull and old, and it doesn't look like a precious thing at first glance, so it won't arouse covetousness.

Tian opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound.Lan Qi clearly still had the same face in front of him, but his demeanor was completely different from last night. It was hard to imagine that such a person who was like a flower in the mountains would cry, flirt, and act in a serious manner.

Ye Xuehuan said again: "Bian policeman Min, this is a good thing, mother-in-law is doing the right thing. If you encounter unknown people asking for accommodation again in the future, you must notify the frontier army as soon as possible."

Tian Shi nodded in a daze.

She almost couldn't even remember what the image of the two of them was last night, and she couldn't tell which was the reality between last night and now

The frontier army brought the horse, and Ye Xuehuan hugged Lan Qi and got on the horse, then pointed to Amao who was in the thatched shed, and smiled at the captain: "Take the little horse of my little princess."

Lan Qi: "..."

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Ah Mao was walking in the middle of a group of horses. Fortunately, the horses on Luoxia Pass were not tall horses like Qingdian's, because they were suitable for fighting in the mountains. long ears.

No one dared to ask why Ye Xuehuan cut off her hair, or why Lan Qi made women's clothing, or why they still wore a little mule, and only answered what they wanted to know about the current situation.

This captain on duty was indeed Bai Houhou's personal soldier, and he had followed them to Yunshui Pass during his southern tour, so he knew them well.

After the accident in the imperial mausoleum, Bai Houhou rushed back from Yunxi immediately and personally presided over the cleaning of the ruins.But the imperial mausoleum collapsed so badly that huge boulders were piled up in the mountainside, and they didn't dare to use gunpowder, so they had to be slowly chipped and moved out.

Nearly three months in, with little progress.

It is said that Bai Houhou had cried several times, shouting "Third brother would not die in this kind of place", while digging up the corpses wholeheartedly; Shuiguan's personal soldiers are stationed at various sentries, as long as Ye Xuehuan can escape and return to the vicinity of Luoxia Pass, he will definitely be able to seek help from the sentries.

This soldier had been waiting on the sentry post for three months, and he had long given up hope; suddenly he heard that there was a suspicious person haunting the home of a border resident, and he took a look at it with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and it really made him Receiving Prince Rong was not only a great achievement, but also meant that he would no longer have to stand guard. Naturally, he was overjoyed.

As for the current situation of the court, he didn't know. He only said that the news of Prince Rong's death had spread throughout the country, but the body was not found, and the funeral was kept under pressure.

Ye Xuehuan asked why no one was patrolling the west side, and the guards replied that the desolate people were particularly active this year, and the mines in the east were unbearably disturbed, and the frontier troops went there to support, and the sentries could only guard the villages along the line, which was impossible. There is still room to patrol the border.

This can explain why the deserted people's settlements are so empty, but there must be a reason for the abnormality. The activity of the deserted people this year must be inseparable from the turmoil in the central government.

Ye Xuehuan felt uneasy, so he didn't stop after returning to the sentry post, changed a carriage to Luoxia Pass, and arrived two days later.

When Bai Houhou received the news, she was already waiting at the door, and she jumped into the car without waiting for anyone to get out of the car; when she saw two people, her mouth was flattened, and she rushed forward to hook the two people's necks one by one, wow A loud cry: "Great...you are all fine..."

That appearance is not the slightest bit like the pear blossoms of a girl's house with rain, she is almost tearful, coupled with the anxiety and grief for the past few days, she has completely lost the cuteness and cuteness of the past, and she is so haggard that she even looks a little out of shape, which is extremely miserable.

She was out of breath from crying, and couldn't speak clearly. She kept wiping her nose on Ye Xuehuan's shoulder, while Lan Qi patted her on the back, and couldn't say any words of comfort for a while.

On the one hand, he was narrowly escaped from death, and on the other hand, he was lost and found again. There were great ups and downs, great sorrow and great joy. The mood at this moment is really beyond words.

Then it was Chu Changyue who entered the carriage. Although he didn't cry like Bai Wanwan, his eyes were red and swollen. He looked at them deeply and murmured, "It's fine, it's fine..."

In the past year in Yunxi, he has lost a lot of weight. He is not as fair as before, and his complexion is slightly dark. On the contrary, he looks more capable and calm, and he seems to have a more serious and melancholy temperament; he can't tell where. No, but it is indeed different from before.

It was only two days before they returned, and it was absolutely impossible for Chu Changyue to come from Yunxi, so he could only stay with Bai Wan in Luoxia Pass all the time.

Ye Xuehuan didn't want this reunion to be too sad, so he patted him on the shoulder and jokingly said, "Marquis Xiyun is too dereliction of duty, right?"

Chu Changyue had no intention of joking, and for some reason there was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, he shook his head and said, "I'm no longer Xi Yunhou."

He looked at Ye Xuehuan, and said word by word, gritting his teeth: "I am now the King Xiangxi of the West Mansion."

In just three months, he has already become king.

Such a smooth career, but he didn't have the slightest joy, his eyes were filled with clouds, unwilling and helpless, sad and remorseful.

"...Third Brother." When this matter was mentioned, Bai Houhou barely stopped crying, and said in a hoarse voice, "You don't know...Chongyang has turned upside down now."

Ye Xuehuan and Lan Qi looked at each other, and they saw the worry in each other's eyes.

"It's good if you come back, I'll take you back to Hubao City first." Chu Changyue beckoned them to get off the car, "We'll talk on the way."

Luoxia Pass had already prepared the black-painted carriage from Nanfu, and they drove the four of them straight to Hubao City.Bai Houhou was still sobbing, but Chu Changyue was extremely calm, without even asking how they escaped, he immediately told Ye Xuehuan about the changes in the court situation in the past three months.

The most serious situation that Ye Xuehuan thought of still happened.

The Central Court has indeed turned upside down, and now it is not even the third year of Yuanlong, but the first year of Pingguan.

——Ye Xuequan usurped the throne at the end of the first lunar month and changed his reign title to "Pingguan"; and it was Wei Yan's Habayashi Army who helped him take down Ye Xueyuan in one fell swoop.

The palace change happened very suddenly. Mo Ran and Yu Tian returned to Xianning at the beginning of the first lunar month. Ye Xueyuan rushed back to Danlu overnight after learning about it, to deal with the follow-up matters.

Mo Ran came back but Ye Xuehuan didn't come back, the news couldn't be concealed at all, and the news of Prince Rong's death was spread all over the country.

The most important thing is naturally the Northwest Military Power.Lin Yuan retired too early back then, Ye Xuehuan hadn't been handsome for a few years, and no one below could take over for a while, not only Chu Yuezhi, who had been silent for a long time, was about to move, even the Nangong family had a tendency to intervene, everyone wanted to grab this A piece of fat that suddenly lost its owner.

However, to everyone's surprise, the son of Prince Rong took the initiative to go to the pilgrimage, demanding that he be equal to the nobility, inherit his father's behest, and guard the northwest border.

The nine-year-old son, in front of many civil servants and military generals, talked eloquently and calmly in the Xuanzheng Hall, although his attitude was submissive and his words were gentle, but there was only one central idea - the military power in the Northwest belonged to his Rongfu, and no one deserved it and he robbed.

Ye Xueyuan asked him clearly at the court whether someone had instructed him to coerce him, and Jinlin's answer at that time resounded throughout the Xuanzheng Hall, shocking everyone: "I am the son of the Rong family, and I have my father's precepts and deeds. Threatened by anyone. My father joined the army at the age of 15 and took over as the border commander at the age of 20. Jin Lin should also follow his father's example and join the army at a young age to defend the territory and open up borders for the central government. This duty is my duty."

It means that although he is young, but he is willing to go to the army for hard training, and within a few years, he will be able to take charge of himself, so that he will be worthy of his name as the son of Rongfu.

Naturally, it was impossible for the frontier army to be handed over to him, but it did solve Ye Xueyuan's urgent need.Immediately it was decided that Lin Yuan would be the frontier commander, and Jinlin was allowed to return to Jilei Pass, follow Lin Yuan under his tent, and take charge of the army when he became an adult.

Naturally, there are still countless entanglements, which have not been completely resolved. Ye Xuequan suddenly launched an attack, and the Yulin Army took advantage of the night to force the palace.

Chu Changyue didn't know the specific situation, but it is said that that night, the whole palace was filled with blood mist, and thick scarlet could be seen in the night; more than half of the Yulin army was killed and injured, and the Jinwu guards were almost completely wiped out. Tragic.

After dawn, Ye Xuequan proclaimed himself emperor, Ye Xueyuan and Yu Tian disappeared, and their life and death were uncertain.

All the courtiers were shocked and angry, especially Ye Xuehuan's surviving forces, who were simply furious. Ye Xuequan dared to usurp the throne while his master was still alive.

A large number of people came into the palace to question, even the old matriarch came forward, but in the end, without exception, they left the palace silently, recognizing Ye Xuequan as the new emperor, without the slightest exception.

Yin Jianzhi resigned from office disheartened, and now he is still in Danlu City, only waiting for the body to be found in the imperial mausoleum and after the funeral, he will return to his hometown to retire.

Ye Xuexun was said to have helped Ye Xueyuan and his wife escape, and was sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for more than half a month.Mo Ran begged for a meeting several times to no avail, and had no choice but to swear allegiance on behalf of Beifu, and Ye Xuequan was finally released.

Naturally, the Nangong family couldn't watch Ye Xuexun being detained, but within a few days, Xiao Qiang was troubled.Nan Gongxian, who came back from Yuejia, used some means to gather all the direct descendants of the Nangong family, and slaughtered them all overnight, including Nangong Xiuren.

There must be the shadow of Ye Xuequan behind this incident. Nangongxian produced conclusive witnesses and physical evidence after the massacre, disclosed the truth of the poisoning case back then, personally charged the Nangong family with murdering the royal family, and voluntarily pleaded for death.Ye Xue had the right to pardon him from death, except for the title of the Nangong family, and sent him back to his family in Donghai, allowing him to do business as usual, but from then on, no member of the Nangong clan would be allowed to join the army or become an official, and they would be merchants forever.

All the cronies of Nangong's family were dumbfounded, and they collapsed when they had a good backer; Nangongxian didn't give an explanation, and returned to Donghai County with countless infamy, leaving a place of blood and mourning.Some people choose to resign to avoid misfortune, but more people are unwilling to give up their future and surrender to the new emperor Ye Xuequan.

Nangong Yayu suffered a huge blow. She was ill and passed away within a few days. Ye Xuexun couldn't even see her for the last time.

Without Nangong's family, even without her mother, Ye Xuexun, Prince Ning, lost his head.Ye Xuequan abolished his imperial status, except for the imperial surname, took his mother's surname, gave him the surname "Nan", and demoted him to a commoner.Mo Ran took him and Xiaomi back to Muchun City overnight, probably still on the way.

The court was full of devastation, Chu Yuezhi took advantage of the chaos to return to the capital, and denounced Ye Xuequan for usurping the throne and harming his brothers, and even Ye Xuehuan's death may be related to him. The name forced the palace twice, with the intention of Fu Yexuejing as the young master, and taking the emperor to order the princes.

Ye Xuequan didn't seem to hear about it, and Chu Yuezhi had even arranged to cooperate with Concubine Chu internally and externally, but after entering the palace, she was beaten up by Chu Changling and detained outside the Taiwei Palace.

Chu Changling, who had never resisted his father, beheaded Chu Yuezhi with his own hands in front of Ye Xuequan, and then asked himself to lose his title, only to "do the work of a dog and a horse" for the emperor.

Ye Xuequan asked Wei Yan to reorganize the Jinwu Guard, and handed over the Yulin Army to Chu Changling.

Concubine Chu knew that she had failed, so she hanged herself in her bedroom.

Ye Xuejing, who had been properly hidden outside the palace, knew nothing about all of this, and was taken back to the palace until the incident subsided, and was bestowed the title of Prince Jing, who was trained by Ye Xuequan himself, and his every move was under his supervision. Down.

Following Maoguo's mansion, Changguo's mansion also collapsed. The founding heroes of the central government and the three giants since the establishment of the dynasty have all been destroyed so far, and no one can restrict the expansion of the royal family's exclusive power.

This is the goal of the Chongyang royal family in the past, but it was finally achieved in such a tragic way, which is really embarrassing.

No one knew why Chu Changling, who had always been gentle and courteous, would act so cruelly and heartlessly, but like the Nangong family, a large number of Chu family fans were dumbfounded.

Most of these people were born in the army, with a strong temper and unwilling to give in, but after all, they all dragged their families and they couldn't put all their eggs in one basket.Chu Changling became a traitor in their eyes, Ye Xuequan's running dog, and there was only one Chu Changyue left who could count on.

But before Chu Changyue made his statement, Ye Xuequan sent an imperial decree to Yunxi, making him the King of Xiangxi, granting Funian County a fief, and guarding the border of Xunshaguan. All treatment was equal to that of the northern and southern prefectures.At the same time, another imperial decree was sent to Nanfu, granting marriage to Chu Changyue and Baihouhou.

Chu Changyue could actually understand Chu Changling's good intentions.

This generation of royal lineage has withered to the point that only Ye Xuequan and Ye Xuejing are left. If Chu Yuezhi is really allowed to kill Ye Xuequan and support the young master, the Ye Xue family can basically be said to have come to an end. In the predicament where the ruler is weak and the minister is strong, it is even more difficult to turn around.

Of course, Chu Yuezhi will not be so mad that the world will change his surname to Chu, but because of this, the Chu family will become a rebellious vassal of the ruler and hegemony in history, which will be more eye-catching than the original three-legged confrontation. , and may even provide the North and South governments with an excuse on the side of the Qing emperor.

——Not to mention the current Chu family, even the most prosperous Chu family when the Empress Chu was alive, I am afraid that they would not be able to withstand the joint attack of the two governments.

Chu Yuezhi's obsession was too deep, and she was blinded by the sudden opportunity, but Chu Changling knew that although Ye Xuequan was usurping the throne and her name was not right, it was already the only choice for the Ye Xue family and the Chongyang court.

Leaving aside all means and scheming, Ye Xuequan is already the only person who can bring stability and prosperity to Chongyang.

Chu Changling sold both himself and Chu Yuezhi to Ye Xuequan, hoping that thousands of people under the wings of the Chu family would be safe.

Although Ye Xuequan's edict was issued to Chu Changyue, it was actually a deal with Chu Changling.The Duke Chang's Mansion has been completely closed, and the new Chu family will rise in Yunxi, but they will no longer be able to get involved in government affairs, but will become another iron wall on the border.

Chu Changyue had no choice but to accept the reward and the marriage contract, and the Nanfu had no choice but to show his loyalty, proving that he and the newly opened Xifu would always stand outside the court, just like before.

This is probably the most unwanted way of getting married by both parties, but in this matter, Chu Changyue showed extraordinary calmness and perseverance, accepted and protected a considerable number of former Chu family's cronies in the army, They completely appeased and incorporated them, and since then they have devoted themselves to guarding the border and no longer care about the change of the throne.

Dingnan Wang and his wife were very satisfied with him, and the marriage contract was finalized, but there was turmoil in the court, and the marriage date was not announced yet.

Less than two months after Ye Xuequan took the throne, he sorted out the top and bottom of the court and army.Lu Qiuyan was still the prime minister on the right, and he became more and more at home under him; and although Feng Yizheng was once Ye Xuehuan's man, he had to compromise under the general situation and continued to be his prime minister, so that at least some people could be saved.

Ye Xuequan's second order was sent to the northwest, Prince Rong's son was still young, and he was asked to go back to the Taixue Academy to complete his studies, and after graduation, he went to the army to practice. The seal of the commander of the frontier army will always be reserved for him.

No one knows what his intentions are in this imperial decree, but everyone knows that once Jinlin returns to Danlu, he may never come out again.

At that time, Jinlin hadn't arrived at Qianming City, and Shengzhi caught up with him on the way.The son of Prince Rong once again showed the courage to shock the world. He openly resisted the decree in public, and shouted to Ye Xuequan from the air, asking him to let him "either go to Jilei Pass alive, or return to Danlu City dead." ".

Ye Xuequan's first and only compromise since becoming emperor was given to the nine-year-old Prince Rong's son.

Everyone was praising Jinlin for his unyielding integrity. Before he even arrived, the Northwest Frontier Army, which had been in a slump because of Ye Xuehuan's death, had already been twisted into a rope by him.It's a pity that he is not the real blood of the Ye Xue clan, otherwise someone might have to support him to fight against Ye Xuequan.

During this period of time, apart from discussing secretly about the new emperor, the court has been remembering Prince Rong; now that Prince Rong has returned safely, it is really unpredictable how the court will be overthrown.

This is also the reason why Chu Changyue wanted to send Ye Xuehuan back to Hubao City as soon as possible, and Nanfu escorted him back to Danlu. No matter what Ye Xuehuan thought, he had to clean up the mess in person and gather his own forces quickly. The remnant forces, taking advantage of the fact that Ye Xuequan's rule was not yet stable, reached a new mutual restraint and balance with him, or simply replaced him.

Based on Chu Changyue's understanding of Ye Xuehuan, the possibility of the latter is very slim.

But Ye Xuehuan has no intention of seizing power, which doesn't mean others will understand and respect his choice.

Going back this time, the situation he will face may be even heavier than all the difficulties and dangers he has ever experienced.

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