If it weren't for that incident, Liu Jingxuan would never doubt whether he was loyal to the country. Even if he was not a scholar who learned benevolence, righteousness, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, the two words loyalty were engraved in the bones of military generals.

He and his junior brother were highly expected to make achievements and shine in the sect since they became masters. This seemed to be a natural thing. So even if the promotion and decline of each sect in the martial arts record were all in the hands of civil officials, when he was young, he still believed with confidence that he could turn the situation that had been deeply rooted for many years with his own strength.

However, he finally knew the cruelty of the facts. And that memory became the deepest pain and despair in his life.

The food and grass were cut off, the army besieged the city, and the reinforcements were missing. When they were finally taken to the Emperor of Northern Yan, he would be shocked to see his family who also fell into the enemy! At that moment, he really wanted to start a sudden attack and kill all the people in Northern Yan in front of him, and then go to the underworld with his junior brother Dai Jinglan and their brother's wife and children.

If Emperor Beiyan had not asked him about the truth when he asked the two real murderers who were chasing their family, he might have done that. Of course, if he had died at that time, he would not have had the entanglements that followed.

Liu Jingxuan liked to read history books since he was a child. He knew that all dynasties had offended treacherous ministers in the dynasty, so they were cut off their food and grass and retreat when they were leading the army to fight. In the end, they were cheated and killed unjustly. But he never expected that a fifth-rank young general would encounter such a tragic event. What made him even more disgusted was that the other party even planned his family!

Since ancient times, all people who are like ministers have no resentment. Even if there is no imprisonment, they can only blame the treacherous ministers in the court. Just like the situation he faces, in the eyes of his junior brother Dai Jinglan, the only ones who should hate are the Gao brothers, not the blinded emperor, but he just can't help it!

From the moment he knew that he was the selfishness of the Gao brothers, his heart was filled with a burst of rage that burned out everything. He hated the tradition of civil servants and nobles and martial arts, and hated those civil servants who only stayed in a safe place and only spoke to make the soldiers fight to the death on the battlefield, and even more hated the Emperor of Southern Wu who ignored them and caused all this!

It is precisely because of this that when Emperor Beiyan was sincerely recruiting him, he did not discuss with Dai Jinglan, nor even expressed any slightest remark to the junior brother who regarded him as his own brother, because he was completely moved by Emperor Beiyan's words.

"The world is not the world of those scholars and officials! When you Emperor Nanwu started his family, he was just the heir to a small family. The children of so many aristocratic families were nobler than him, but what in the end? My Taizu of the Great Yan, my ancestors were even more son-in-law, but so what? My brother-in-law and brother-in-law were all useless, and he tortured himself to death. In the end, the huge family business will naturally be the ancestor of the Ji family!"

"Why should civil officials restrain military generals? It's very simple. One has no power to tie a chicken, and there is no soldier, and the other holds military power. Once there is a little rebellion, it may overthrow the world. It is naturally a natural hostile relationship. As an emperor, he is good at the hands of women in the deep palace, let alone the capital, some people have never even taken a step out of the imperial palace, so they will naturally be afraid of military generals who command soldiers!"

"But I am different from Dayan. If you have a success or a defeat, you must have enough abilities and abilities to have that position! If you can't fight, there will be no one under your command. You deserve to be assassinated, overturned, and deserve to die! As for those civil servants, they can pull bows and shoot arrows on horseback and manage civil affairs well, and then they can have the qualifications to speak. It doesn't matter if you are weak, I want it, but I only have the ability to get out of here, but all those who can only talk and clamor will get out of here!"

"Do you want to take revenge? Yes, as long as you have enough military achievements, I promise you a royal title! As for the others, I can give you whatever you want. I am not like the Emperor of Southern Wu, I am the only one who can only take the talent and never cares about what those ministers say!"

What kind of title, what kind of mansion, what kind of gifts... Liu Jingxuan doesn't care. All he cares about is revenge, and uses everything he has to avenge his homeland!

He treated him as a junior brother like a son, his first son, fought side by side and died in such an ugly plot. Why should he bear it? If loyalty is trampled on the ground by the conspirator disdainfully, then only the revenge of blood and fire can relieve his endless pain and anger. For this reason, he will not hesitate to be a betrayer!

What's more, he was just a mere young general who had to bow down to the Ministry of War in Nanwu, but when he arrived in Beiyan, the emperor who was as arrogant as a tiger was treated very politely. Even when he said that he could not surrender immediately, the emperor not only generously said it was okay, but even when someone contacted him to return to the south, the emperor believed it and gave him a task without doubt.

After returning to the south, there is no need to continue contacting, but at the right time, as long as he is willing to fight back, help him eliminate internal and external troubles and unify the world, then no matter what he did before!

Liu Jingxuan agreed very happily. Even when he and his junior brother took four families who were interested in returning to the south, they took advantage of the Northern Yan Emperor's expedition to quell the rebellion and finally rushed back to Nanwu, and then learned that the Gao brothers were demoted and died on their way to exile, he did not change his original intention.

Some things can be let go because of the enemy's title, but some things are impossible. What's more, those two people who killed his relatives and robes could not be convicted of death because the civil servants had no choice but to rebel, so they just easily escaped the death penalty such as beheading. How can they be worthy of the death of one by one on the battlefield and die with their eyes open?

What's more, Xuan Daotang, which was originally removed from the list of martial arts records, was almost doomed because of his and Dai Jinglan's so-called treason!

Even after he returned to China, the emperor met him and heard that his son Liu Fangyuan had received the best teachings. After the entire Xuandao Hall returned to the martial arts record, he was quite prosperous because of the relationship between the new leader Yan Xu and Yue Qianqiu's master and apprentice. However, Liu Jingxuan could not let go and could not be relieved. He also did not want to stay in Jinling, which seemed rich and glorious, but was actually corrupt!

He and Dai Jinglan returned to the northern border, to the place where he fought side by side, and to the place where countless robes died in the battle. It seemed that only in this northern border, where he could get peace, was the only way to take a step forward, because the seven years he lived in a foreign country were the most important days in his life.

When Liu Jingxuan was studying since he was a child, the one he liked to read was Mencius the most. Because some of the amazing remarks in "Mencius" were the most pleasing to his taste.

"If a king treats his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers regard him as his confidant; if a king treats his ministers as dogs and horses, then his ministers regard him as his countrymen; if a king treats his ministers as earth, then his ministers regard him as enemies."

Even if the Emperor of Northern Yan could not say that he was regarded as a brother or sister, the former Emperor of Southern Wu might as well say that he really regarded many military officials, including him, as earthworms. Even if everything has gradually changed under the efforts of the old prime minister in the court. It is doubtful and the loyalty is no longer the young and loyal young general back then.

During the years he spent in northern Xinjiang, Liu Jingxuan tried his best to avoid caring about the news about Jinling and devoted himself to his duties, but he was no longer the same as he loved soldiers as his sons at the beginning. Instead, he kept a certain distance from the rest of his subordinates except for a personal soldier picked out from the orphans. The reason he told Dai Jinglan made the junior brother unable to refute it.

"The court doubts about our military generals, but because they are united by the generals and soldiers, it will be a disaster once they rebel. In this case, while fulfilling their loyal duties, they can also put their relationships in a more straightforward manner and alienate them. Wouldn't it be possible to reduce a lot of trouble?"

Sure enough, his style of fighting steadily and preventing problems was praised, and he was constantly commended and improved faster. When the Northern Yan mission returned safely, he was finally transferred to Bazhou and became the main general of this important town in the northern region. Therefore, he met the prime minister of the dynasty who cleared his grievances and loved him sincerely by many sects, and was also impressed by his demeanor, but he still did not change his original intention.

Because one or two people are not enough to change the world, nor are they enough to change those deeply rooted traditions and understandings.

What's more, since he had promised the Northern Yan Emperor, he never changed his flag because of a slight change.

Liu Jingxuan didn't care about Xiao Jingxian's defection, but he couldn't ignore the chaos that followed Beiyan.

He could not believe that the Northern Yan Emperor, who was as lone as a wolf king, would lose his life because of a clumsy plot. Until he received a letter from a secret channel, he knew that the man was still alive and indeed took advantage of this incident and made other plans, so he felt relieved.

But a few months later, the little fat man who had just been named the crown prince arrived as scheduled, but the other ones who arrived together were Yue Qianqiu, Xiao Jingxian and others who had expected that, were even his son Liu Fangyuan! Seeing that his son and the crown prince were smiling, Liu Jingxuan, who had heard of the rumor of the crown prince countless times, could not believe his eyes and ears.

He didn't expect that the royal family, who had always felt that being high and superior, would have such an approachable side.

However, he was not ruthless after all. Or, since he first agreed to Emperor Beiyan, he had already abandoned all the things he once regarded as the most important.

After Yue Qianqiu and Xiao Jing first disappeared into the territory of Beiyan, he saved Bazhou under the fierce attack of the sixth prince of the pseudo-emperor of Beiyan, and finally won the battle to defend Bazhou beautifully. Then, he took the main troops out at the same time with the help of the pursuit.

He never expected to instigate this army that was not brought by himself, nor did he expect the hundreds of personal soldiers he carefully trained to play a key role in the war between the two countries. But he never expected that his son Liu Fangyuan, who had been impulsive, reckless and ignorant, would suddenly attack in public.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince only guards Bazhou City with such a little bit of old, weak, and children. General, you are rushing all the way to the point of attacking the army and refusing to withdraw your troops. Could it be that General, you have been fighting for half your life and forgetting the truth that you will not pursue the enemy? What if one of the enemy troops retreats and tempt our army to go deeper, and the other one hides somewhere outside Bazhou City, and when our army attacks, they will immediately attack Bazhou?"

"We have been leaving Bazhou for three days. Even if we return now, it will take three days. After six days of going back, have you never thought about the risks? When you suddenly opened the city to attack the enemy, it was indeed because you grasped the precise fighter opportunity, but it was His Highness the Crown Prince who opposed the opposition and supported you, so that there was a great victory. Do you dare to tell the generals here that you are going deeper now, and it is also a plan to lure the enemy with His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Liu Jingxuan no longer remembered his reaction at that time. Furious was natural, but there was a little bit of shame, but there was also surprise, praise, pride... and even mixed with emotions that he could hardly explain clearly whenever he thought about it. But at that time, he almost hid those emotions one by one at the fastest speed, and then drew his sword at his son.

That was the only real fight between him and Liu Fangyuan.

Whether he taught him martial arts step by step when he was a child, or when he occasionally returned to Jinling with a condescending and teaching, he was all a little distracted. When Liu Fangyuan responded seriously, he also lacked some effort. But this time, he had no reservations and storms, but he was forced to take over by Liu Fangyuan to do his best.

It was not until that moment that he had a very old-fashioned realization that he was old, and his son had grown up.

After all, he did not easily knock down his son as before, and Liu Fangyuan naturally could not knock down his father, who had never forgotten to practice martial arts for decades. However, among the personal soldiers who had truly devoted their efforts to teach, they were mixed with sand by the court early on, and there was an internal strife at the critical moment; but Liu Fangyuan had a helper hidden in the army, so he successfully seized his power.

The use of non-humanity, even his son stood on the enemy's side. After his initial anger, Liu Jingxuan was completely relieved. He was walking on the tip of a knife, ignoring his children and relatives. What reason was there to use filial piety to restrain his son? What he did was to ignore his subordinates and even betray the country. How could he use loyalty to restrain his subordinates?

The end of the Battle of Bazhou also proves that his vague uneasiness was not groundless. Emperor Beiyan died after all. Dai Jinglan, who died under the army he had never expected, would lead his troops to arrive, and would kill him because he wanted to cover him up. Before this, the endless variables once overshadowed the so-called seamless plan.

For the first time in his life, he truly realized what it means to plan things in people and to succeed in heaven.

Liu Jingxuan once thought that if he died, he would die. Perhaps the Emperor of Southern Wu, who had gradually been tolerant of military officials over the past few years, could be more forgiving to the rest of the Liu family because of Liu Fangyuan's contributions and for the sake of Dai Jinglan's loyalty, but Yue Qianqiu's condemnation finally dispelled his last delusion.

Perhaps, even when he agreed to Emperor Beiyan, he had a one-ten thousand chance in his heart, hoping that a hero in Nanwu could stand up and let him see that there was still a force in turning the tide in this world.

"Old Liu, Old Liu!"

Liu Jingxuan, who was thinking, suddenly woke up. Looking in the sound, he saw a veteran wrapped in a big cotton jacket rushing over like a gust of wind, shouting loudly. When he arrived in front of him, he panted and stuffed a letter into his hand without saying anything.

"Hey, your boy has sent you another letter! Those who have read books are those who have read books, and their son can write. Unlike me, if the son at home wants to write a letter and send something, he has to ask other scholars. I still can't understand it when I get to my hands, and I have to ask you guys who have ink in their stomachs to read it!"

The veteran was nagging, and looked at Liu Jingxuan's letter, and said with envious expressions, "You said you have studied in school, why are you still guarding the border and serving in the army? Or come to this foreign country..."

"It's not a foreign country now. The former Beiyan has now all my Dawu!" Liu Jingxuan interrupted without raising his head before he could finish his words.

The veteran did not take the civil servant's mistake of denying the rebelliousness when he heard it. He tweeted and said angrily: "It's not a foreign country, but it's also a day when people are rolled down. If you weren't smart and learned these people from Northern Yan in just a few days, we would be miserable! This place is not only bitter and cold, but also close to the territory of the Jurchens, and maybe there will be war."

While he said that, he stomped his feet desperately, and then rubbed his red hands and said, "To be honest, Lao Liu, a person as weak as you shouldn't come to a place where you will die at any time. It's not cost-effective to earn a little more military salary to support his son. If you lose your life, you will lose nothing!"

Liu Jingxuan did not say that he was a damn person. Being able to atone for his sins in this bitter and cold place was the result of too many people pleading for love, and he did not think about going back alive. He looked at Liu Fangyuan's letter that was as worried as before, full of worrying letters, with a rare smile on his lips, but he asked without raising his head.

"Then why are you doing in such a place that will die at any time?"

The veteran immediately felt embarrassed. He scratched his head and saw that Liu Jingxuan had already taken the letter solemnly, so he laughed and said, "I have been in the army all my life, and I have grown up all the farming styles. Besides, our group of people who guard the border have paid high military pay and have a greater reward for their family members. I don't know anything else, so let's continue to make a living?"

Speaking of this, he smiled sly: "That's why Master Yue personally supervised the military pay. He is the confidant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The money we have to deduct is very little. Such a good job is worth taking a risk with your head!"

"If you can take risks, I will naturally take risks." Liu Jingxuan casually blocked the veteran's words, "You are trying so hard for the sake of the family. I also have them, so naturally I can't let them be ridiculed."

"Ahem, Old Liu, you are such a man!" The veteran raised his thumb and slapped Liu Jingxuan's shoulders like a palm fan. Then he clasped the other person's shoulders naturally. "Let's go, the hot soup in the barracks are cooked, hurry up and drink a bowl to warm up your body! The cold weather is stuck in the ice and snow, and it is almost frozen to death..."

Liu Jingxuan was forcibly dragged away. The words that came to my mouth were now blocked by my turn, because he had seen the big stride, and he was clearly planning to take over his old man. Before he could bow his hands, the old man said with a smile: "Old Liu, you are the most diligent in this cold weather. Go in and rest for a while, I will serve you for a while."

Speaking of this, he reached out to put his hand on Liu Jingxuan's shoulder and then walked over by mistake. Liu Jingxuan could clearly hear an extremely subtle voice in his ears.

"Don't mess with yourself with nothing, the road ahead is still long! With that strength, it's better to prepare for war in the future! It's easy to fight, but it's hard to defend the country! Not to mention guarding the country for the emperor, we have to defend this great country for future generations, right?"

It was only less than a month since this. Liu Jingxuan didn't know whether Lao Du understood his past. He wanted to silently say nothing but pretend not to understand, but unexpectedly, a few more words floated into his ears.

"You have experienced all the most painful border guards in Dawu in the past ten years, and have earned a lot of contributions from all sizes. Even if you have committed a great sin in the past, you can still overcome it. There is no need to worry about it all the time. If you can't even think about it, what should I do, a defeated general who has lost his battle and died countless brothers?"

Liu Jingxuan was immediately struck by lightning. However, just when he turned to see Lao Du, he raised his hand to himself without looking back: "Don't forget that you have a wife and children waiting for you in your family, and keep a useful body! Just keep a little bit of your heart for the country, and leave the rest to your family. The lifeless court in the past was not worthy of loyalty, but now it's okay!"

Looking at the back of the old man who was obviously old and weak but looked tall, Liu Jingxuan suddenly didn't want to know why the other party knew his past. He looked up at the gradually gloomy sky, and then smiled slightly at the confused veteran beside him.

"It's cold, go back and eat and drink enough, and add more clothes! Only when you have the strength can you do things."

The half sentence he didn't say was that only when a person is energetic and energetic will not be confused!
Chapter completed!