The moonlight was hazy, and the small bamboo forest in Zhimingyuan was bathed in the moonlight, making it extremely quiet and pleasant.

The Master sat cross-legged in front of the small wooden house, leaning on the door lattice, holding a small tea cup in his hand, looking up at the moonlit sky and the crescent moon on the sky.

Beside him was a small table with an antique teapot and a plate filled with roasted chestnuts.

Seeing a figure approaching in the night, a smile appeared on the corner of the Master's lips, but he said nothing.

The figure walked over as if returning to his own home. He went directly into the house and found a tea cup. Then he walked to the table, sat down and poured himself a cup of tea. He glanced at the roasted chestnuts on the table.

He said, "It's been so many years, but you don't seem to have changed much."

"But you seem to have changed." The Master smiled and said, "It seems that my old friend has not left the palace for many years. It has been almost twenty years since we last met."

The person who came had silver hair, but it was Yuan Fengjing, the Great Heavenly Master of Yutiantai.

He looked calm at this moment and sighed with emotion: "Time flies, it has been twenty years. I remember that we also sat across from each other and drank tea like this, and there was a plate of roasted chestnuts with sugar on the table."

"We were not too old when we said goodbye that time. Almost twenty years later, you can still come over and have a cup of tea." The Master looked at the Great Heavenly Master.

He said: "So after leaving this time, will we two old guys have a day to see each other again?"

Yuan Fengjing turned to look at the night sky without answering.

After a long time, Yuan Fengjing said: "We say goodbye this time. We may never see each other again in this life, so I have to say goodbye to you."

"It seems that you have really given up everything." The master put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "There is another enlightened person in this world."

"Then have you ever made fun of me?" Yuan Fengjing also smiled and said: "I miss the feelings of the world and don't realize it for decades."

The master said: "Then have you ever mocked me for being a nerd?"

"If you hadn't understood the secrets of Confucianism and Taoism, how could you have cultivated what you are today?"

"If you have not experienced human emotions, how can you truly discover the Tao?" The Master sighed: "You have already overcome your biggest shackles, and you are far luckier than me."

Yuan Fengjing said: "My decades of obsession have finally come to fruition, what will happen to your obsession?"

The Master smiled and said: "You can get rid of your obsession, but I am still in it, so I say you are more lucky."

"Release the obsession?" Yuan Fengjing looked emotional and said with a wry smile: "Can you and I really achieve a clean heart in the end? I went to see him, and I still felt guilty in my heart at that moment. This hurdle may not be resolved."

The Master's expression became serious and he said, "I had no choice but to do that back then."

"Maybe there is really no choice." Yuan Fengjing said: "But can you really feel no guilt in your heart?"

The Master picked up the tea cup again, took a sip, and looked at the night sky.

The sound of the wind blowing in the bamboo forest rustled, but the surroundings still seemed extremely quiet.

Yuan Fengjing drank all the tea in the cup and was about to stand up when he suddenly thought of something and reached out to take a chestnut from the saucer. Without saying anything, he stood up and sighed: "If I hadn't taken him

If I leave it to you, will you live more comfortably?"

"If you hadn't given him to me back then, would your life have been more difficult these years?"

When Yuan Fengjing heard this, she burst into laughter and drifted away in laughter.

The master looked at Yuan Fengjing's disappearing back, raised his head and looked at the moon, calm and composed.

Under the same crescent moon, in Shunjin City, Huangfu Yunzhao stood in front of a mansion, looking at the closed door, silent for a long time. "General Huangfu, the general has ordered that this mansion will be your residence in the future.

Place." A person on the side said respectfully: "The general asked me to take a look at the house first. If you are not satisfied with this house, you can choose a better place. If you are satisfied with the house, please go to the governor's house after viewing it.

The general has already set up a banquet there and is waiting for the general to attend the banquet."

Huangfu Yunzhao nodded slightly.

After Qin Xiao broke through the city, he knew that the situation was over. Under the persuasion of Qin Xiao and other generals, he finally bowed to Qin Xiao.

In order to show his sincerity, Huangfu Yunzhao not only ordered thousands of soldiers and horses in the city to surrender to Qin Xiao, but also surrendered his military power as soon as possible.

However, Qin Xiao did not accept military power, but still let Huangfu Yunzhao lead the old army.

But Cui Bo opened the city gate after all, which was quite unbearable in the eyes of Huangfu Yunzhao and other Liaodong soldiers. Even though everyone surrendered to Qin Xiao, they did not forgive Cui Bo's behavior, so Cui Bo and a group of soldiers under his command went elsewhere.

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With the help of the generals, Qin Xiao temporarily integrated the Liaodong Army in the city, and took time to entertain the wealthy families in the city.

After all, if we want to stabilize Yingping County, we must first stabilize the gentry and wealthy families in Yingping. Only by allowing these gentry and wealthy families to completely surrender to Long Rui's army can Yingping be temporarily controlled.

For Long Rui's army, taking Shunjincheng and controlling Yingping County has formed an absolute advantage over the Liaodong Army in terms of strategy.

In this way, with the strong city of Shunjin City as a frontline stronghold, Songyang Grassland and Heishan Trading Ground will be in absolute safety and will no longer be threatened by the Liaodong Army.

Qin Xiao knew that if he wanted to win over the Yingping family, those righteous words would not have much effect at all.

To make these forces work for your own use, you must not only restrain them, but also give them tangible benefits.

According to Liaoxi's method, the land occupied by the Liaodong Army in Yingping was confiscated and returned to its original owner. This was naturally welcomed by the Yingping family.

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But they all also know the price of taking back the land, that is, from now on, they can no longer evade taxes and pay full grain taxes.

In addition, the land equalization policy will also begin to be implemented in Yingping.

But what interested the Yingping gentry the most was, of course, the Black Mountain Trading Ground.

The Heishan Trade Market is in full swing with the northern tribes, and the trade is getting more and more prosperous. Before this, of course, the wealthy gentry from the Yingping family could not get a share of the pie, which also made the Yingping family feel unhappy.

Now that Yingping is captured by Long Ruijun, the Yingping family is no longer restricted by the Liaodong Army, and naturally has the opportunity to go to Black Mountain for trade.

Qin Xiao also promised to open some places for the Yingping family to do business.

This alone made the Yingping family happy.

Huangfu Yunzhao admired Qin Xiao's skill very much. In just a few days, he had attracted all the wealthy families in the city.

But he also understood that the attitude of these wealthy families also proved that they had indeed tolerated the Liaodong Army for too long and had long been dissatisfied with the Liaodong Army.

"Dong dong dong!"

Someone had already gone directly to knock on the door. Huangfu Yunzhao came to his senses and soon saw the door being opened and an old man appearing behind the door. The man glanced outside and his eyes lit up when he saw Huangfu Yunzhao.

He shouted happily: "General...general!"

Huangfu Yunzhao also recognized it and said excitedly: "Old Sheng, you...why are you here?"

He had a mansion in Liaoyang, and the one who opened the door was Lao Sheng. At this time, Huangfu Yunzhao was surprised to see his gatekeeper in Shunjin, but he was also extremely happy.

"The general is back, the general is back!" Lao Sheng turned around and shouted loudly toward the mansion, opened the door, and walked forward quickly. Just as he was about to kneel down, Huangfu Yunzhao had already held his wrist and asked: "You

Why are you here?"

"General, not only the old slave is here, but also the madam, the madam, the young master and the young lady are also here. After we entered the city last night, we were settled here. There is no shortage of anything here, and everything is well prepared.

The person who brought us here said that it was all arranged by you, the general. He also said that you are busy with military affairs and will come back to see you after you are done."

Huangfu Yunzhao was stunned for a moment.

Qin Xiao told him that his family members had been taken out of Liaoyang and would be able to meet him soon.

Huangfu Yunzhao was doubtful about this.

He knew that he was on the front line and his family members had actually become hostages in the hands of Wang Xingchao.

Wang Xingchao was a cautious person, so he would naturally send people to closely monitor his family members. It would not be easy to bring his family out from Liaoyang City.

Although Qin Xiao was confident, Huangfu Yunzhao still had doubts.

After joining Qin Xiao, he has been in a very depressed mood these past few days.

The reason is very simple. Once Wang Xingchao knew that he had led his troops to join Qin Xiao, and in anger, Wang Xingchao would ruthlessly attack his family members, then it would not be impossible.

But it was hard for him to ask Qin Xiao directly.

When I came to this house today, I was not very excited. I was always thinking about my family. When I saw Lao Sheng show up and heard that all the family members came to Shunjin, how could I not be excited?

Without thinking much at the moment, I rushed into the house and saw a group of people coming towards me.

Among them was an old lady, carrying someone to support her.

Huangfu Yunzhao rushed forward, knelt down in front of the old lady, and choked with sobs: "Son... My son paid homage to my mother, and my mother was shocked!"

But the old lady came forward, stroked Huangfu Yunzhao's cheek, and said with red eyes: "It's good to be safe, it's good to be safe. Yunzhao, we are all fine. They took good care of us along the way. We have no worries about food and clothing.

Thoughtful etiquette.”

"Yes!" Huangfu Yunzhao raised his head and saw that his three children were also there. He opened his arms and all three of them came over and hugged each other.

After a while, Huangfu Yunzhao stood up, looked at his wife, and said warmly: "Excuse me, madam, for taking care of our children. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard." Mrs. Huangfu said: "It's just that after the general led the troops on the expedition, people were watching the house day and night. Even the servants in the mansion were followed when they went out to buy servants. That night we suddenly fainted, and when we woke up, we had already left Liaoyang.

At that time, everyone was very scared, but the people who rescued us were very polite and even said it was arranged by the general. We couldn't believe it. But what my mother said was right. They really took good care of us and took us there day and night.

Come to Shunjin. After seeing the general today, I feel relieved."

Huangfu Yunzhao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Yes, it was all arranged by me, just to pick you up, and the whole family will be together." At this time, his worries were gone, and he was happy in his heart, thinking that Qin Xiao must have used a large number of people for this purpose.

I am truly grateful for the manpower and material resources.

Shunjincheng would be broken sooner or later, and he knew it.

If he fights to the end, his blood will definitely be spattered on the battlefield. If he leads the troops to surrender, his family will definitely encounter something unexpected in Liaoyang City. No matter what the outcome, the family will definitely not be able to reunite.

But Qin Xiao had already made arrangements, and now it was the best result he had hoped for.

"Mother, Madam, you have worked hard all the way and have a good rest for two days." Huangfu Yunzhao said: "I still have official business to attend to. I will finish the business and come back to talk to you."
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