Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 138 A compromise

"Everyone in this world has two sides, whether it's you, me, or anyone else. Those people did evil things first, and you want Ziyuan to take revenge, so what's wrong with that?"

Having said that, but...

What woman in this world would like the person she loves the most to see her worst side?

He lowered his eyes for a moment and thought of a compromise.

"How about this, I'll tell you the cruelest and most vicious thing I've ever done, and then we'll be even, and no one can look down on anyone else in the future, okay?"

The cruelest thing he had ever done was known to everyone in Southern Wu.

A city of Beiyi was burned down, and tens of thousands of Beiyi prisoners of war and innocent civilians were burned.

This was a lifelong stigma for him, and also the beginning of his becoming the prestigious Duke of Zhenguo.

"If you don't speak, will I take it as your acquiescence?"

Shen Beiqi curled his lips and smiled, then adjusted his sitting position so that the person in his arms could lean more comfortably.

"That year, my father died in battle in the northern border, his body and head were separated. The soldiers went to look for him, but they only found half of his remains and sent them back to Jiangdu City..."

Thinking about the old days, his Adam's apple moved slightly and his eyes gradually dimmed.

As a general, you must not show mercy to the people of the enemy country.

The old Duke Shen Chuanlin committed a cardinal sin in military strategy.

He felt sympathy for a northern barbarian child who broke into the military camp.

Anyone who trespasses into the military camp will be killed without mercy.

What’s more, they are people from the enemy country.

But the other party was just a young child, not even six years old.

Out of his benevolent heart of not bullying women, children and the weak, he ignored the suggestions of others to kill the child and insisted on releasing him back to the Northern Barbarian Kingdom.

But the northern barbarians are accustomed to using their weakness to gain sympathy, and that child was a spy they trained.

The Northern Barbarians therefore found out the location of the Southern Wu army's camp, launched a surprise attack that night, and set fire to their granary.

Once the food and fodder were destroyed, the soldiers lost their source of supplies.

It will take some time for the new food and supplies to arrive.

The Northern Barbarians' Red Fire Army took advantage of the weakness of the Southern Wu and Northern Lin armies and launched attacks every few days. Finally, the two countries formed an alliance and came out in full force, pointing their swords directly at the northern border fortress of Chuzhou.

How could the Beilin Army, which had been hungry for nearly ten days, resist the powerful cavalry of the Beiyi Chihuo Army?

In that battle, although Chuzhou was not lost, the Beilin Army suffered heavy casualties and was severely damaged.

Old Duke Shen Chuanlin also died in that battle.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Shen Beiqi's eyes, and his hands caressing her back gradually clenched, with veins bulging on the back of his hands.

If the supplies sent from Liangzhou to Chuzhou had not been intercepted halfway, the Beilin Army would not have been in such a miserable state!

If there hadn't been someone colluding with the northern barbarians, how could my father have been killed without an intact body?

His chest seemed to be burning with anger. Shen Li listened to his heartbeat becoming rapid and raised his head in confusion, "And then?"

He let out a long sigh, laughed hoarsely, and said with a hint of self-mockery,

"Later, I asked His Majesty to give me the military power, and I went back to the border town of Beiyi. I spread kerosene all over the city at night, and used gunpowder as a supplement... Half of the Beiyi people died in the sea of ​​fire because of me, which was considered revenge for my father."

He still remembered that night when a huge fire shot up into the sky in the Beiyi border town, illuminating the entire night sky.

The fire spread rapidly, destroying countless houses and lives.

The cries of the Northern Barbarians shook the sky, but his eyes were as cold as ice.

He turned and left, leaving a sea of ​​fire behind him.

This fire not only burned down the city of Beiyi, but also completely burned away the kindness in his heart.

From then on, he carried a bad reputation and became a feared Duke of Zhenguo.

Shen Li frowned slightly. His words were unclear and evasive.

It is simply impossible to connect them completely.

She suppressed her doubts and continued, "When two countries go to war, one will be hurt. From your perspective, feeling sorry for the Northern Barbarians is cruel to the people of Southern Wu."

Just like Lord Shen, his momentary kindness almost led to a big mistake.

Beiyi and Beili were brother countries, known for their brutality. They burned, killed and looted wherever they went, and no one was spared, including women and children.

If Chuzhou had lost the battle, the northern barbarians would have invaded Chuzhou.

Will they treat the people of Southern Wu living in Chuzhou kindly?

Certainly not.

Shen Beiqi looked at her quietly for a moment, his eyes seemed to contain thousands of words. After a long time, he raised his hand and stroked her cheek.

"So you also understand that different positions lead to different decisions, then why is it that you can't understand it when it comes to me?"

"I don't understand."

Shen Li pulled his hand down.

She just didn't want him to know, that's all.

"Ari, to truly love someone is to love her good and bad sides."

Shen Beiqi lowered his eyes to look at her, and said softly, "In front of me, you never need to pretend, just be yourself."

"No matter what you want to do, whether it's right or wrong, as long as it's what you want to do, just do it!"

She clasped her hands together and rubbed her fingertips. "Do you think... I'm vicious?"

"Want to hear the truth or lies?"

Her eyelashes fluttered and she whispered, "...the truth!"

"The truth is..."

He raised his eyebrows slightly, with a long tail in his voice, "Our Ah Li is so powerful, if you marry me in the future, I won't dare to take a concubine easily."

"Who wants to...marry you!" Shen Li's cheeks were slightly hot.

"Of course it's you. Lord Jiang has returned to the city tonight. I will come to propose marriage as soon as I see him in the palace tomorrow morning!"

Father is back in town?

"How come I didn't know anything about this?"

"There is another bigger thing, which you probably don't know either."

"What?" Shen Li asked puzzledly.

"Your brother wants to marry the youngest daughter of the Xue family."

The youngest daughter of the Xue family, Xue Ling! ?

She was stunned. How could such a huge event happen in just a few hours?

Shen Beiqi's eyes moved, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind. What happened tonight must have been done intentionally by the prince.

I think he must have found out Jiang Cheng's true identity, so he set up this trap.

Just imagine, before Jiang Minzhi entered the palace to see the emperor, his son had already behaved inappropriately at the Luo family's wedding banquet, damaging the reputation of the Xue family's young daughter.

By then, the censors will submit several memorials to him, accusing him of not educating his children properly. I am afraid that Emperor Hongyang will not be able to promote him to the position in a short period of time.

Fortunately, when the Xue family was angry, the girl from the Xue family stood up and claimed that she fell into the water accidentally and Jiang Cheng was trying to save her.

Let’s not talk about whether you believe this or not.

After all, no one has ever seen a person who can't swim go into the water to save someone.

But after Xue Ling said this, at least Jiang Cheng would not have to bear a bad reputation. If he wanted to solve this matter perfectly, he had to marry the girl from the Xue family.

"Strange…"

Shen Li murmured, "She was clearly taken back to the guest room by her brother, and he knew that she was drugged, so why didn't he take her home, but let her wander around the garden?"

"She was drugged?"

Shen Beiqi really didn't know about this.

Shen Li nodded, "If I'm not mistaken, the medicine was originally given to me."