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The war between Xixiao and the Chang'an Army is still ongoing. This protracted battle is exhausting the people and causing money. Xiao Wenyuan is in a panic. He is an invincible general. However, behind those merits are countless pains. He has many old diseases, but these I have a pampered life and have precious medicinal materials to keep, and I rarely make it again.

But for some reason, those old diseases have begun to torture him again. The place where the shoulders were shot, causing him to sting every time he raised his arm; the place on his waist was kicked by a horse's hooves was only rainy in the past. It hurts, but now even under the sun, it can make him unable to straighten his waist, as well as his knees, ankles, and coughs that he can never get rid of after hurting his lungs.

Faced with these old diseases accumulated over the years, the doctors were helpless and had no other way to relieve pain.

But in the past month, those painkillers have no effect on him. He was sweating profusely in pain and could only grit his teeth and hold it back.

Xianglan found a medicinal fragrance from somewhere, which looked a bit like moxa sticks, but the smell after ignition was even more fragrant and fascinating.

Xianglan put the lit medicinal fragrance to his nose, and he sucked it hard a few times, and the pain on his body miraculously stopped.

Xianglan excitedly told him that it was bought from a Hu merchant, but she didn't know if the fragrance of this medicine was good, so she only bought one box.

Xianglan has Hu blood. She likes all Hu things, the arrangements in her house and her daily dress are all full of Western style.

This is what Xiao Wenyuan loves the most. He likes her temperament that is completely different from that of a Han girl.

Those ministers and merchants, who liked their preferences, often presented treasures from the Western Regions to him. In order to be able to do business in Xixiao, many Hu merchants even presented the treasures they brought from thousands of miles to Xianglan.

Therefore, Xiao Wenyuan was not surprised that Xianglan could get Hu Xiang. On the contrary, he felt very caring and his beloved concubine always made him feel physically and mentally happy.

But after the box of Hu Xiang was used up, the pain came again. He sent people to look for Hu Shang who sold this medicine fragrance. Finally, he found the Hu Shang who was drunk and drowning his sorrow in a corner because of a bad business. .

This Hu merchant had more than a dozen boxes of this kind of Hu Xiang. Xiao Wenyuan asked him to buy them all. Hu Shang was very happy and happily left the royal city with the silver. He vowed that he would raise more Hu Xiang when he returned to the Western Regions. Bring to Xixiao.

Since Hu Xiang was cut off, Xiao Wenyuan has been tortured by pain every day, which may be because of poor sleep. Even during the day, he still yawned and had no energy. In just a few days, he lost weight and seemed to be twenty years older.

Now that Hu Xiang has finally found it, Xiao Wenyuan is revitalized again. Although his face is still pale, the spirit and high tone in his eyes all show vigorous vitality.

Happy times are always short. Just one month later, bad news came from the front line. General Zhen Ze, the great general of Xixiao, died at the hands of the female assassin Hongxiu. The Western Xiao army was in chaos. The Chang'an army took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory. The Western Xiao army had no leader and retreated one after another. However, the Chang'an army refused to give up and chased to the Xixiao King City.

Outside the royal city, the Chang'an army was cursing the formation. The soldiers responsible for the cursing the formation were all military gangsters. They said dirty and talked in a lot of dirty words. The soldiers on the city tower were angry and embarrassed, but the Chang'an army was all laughing.

In the royal city, the favorite concubine Xianglan burned incense and prayed, asking God to bless the safety of the royal city.

The ministers begged Xiao Wenyuan to lead the army in person. As we all know, their King Xixiao was an inexhaustible brave general.

Xiao Wenyuan stood up, and the slight under his feet could not be hidden from him. He knew that he was old, so he tried to pick up his big bow. He suddenly was stunned. Why is this bow so heavy?

Not only did he not pull the big bow that had been with him for many years, he could not even lift it.

The ministers lamented that the king is old.

But Xiao Wenyuan himself knew that he was not only aging, but also weak.

His current body has finally collapsed.

Those Hu Xiang could only relieve pain and numb his spirit, making him mistakenly think that he was strong and physically.

Xiao Wenyuan asked someone to burn all the Hu Xiang. After Hu Xiang was burned, he became seriously ill.

At this time, the Chang'an army was still outside the royal city. Xiao Wenyuan was as ill as a mountain, and he never got up again after falling down.

All the trauma hidden in his body recurred. The doctor found that his five internal organs and six abdomen had declined. The former general who was once a victorious has now dried up.

But Xiao Wenyuan was still awake. He knew why his body collapsed quickly. It was those Hu Xiang!

But the businessman selling Hu Xiang had already left Xixiao and disappeared.

Gradually, Xiao Wenyuan's consciousness began to blur, the night became longer and longer, and his daily awakening time became shorter and shorter.

Until that day, when he woke up again, he saw the palace maids and eunuchs searching around the palace. They took away valuable things, and even the warm jade he hung around his neck was pulled down.

He wanted them to stop, but his mouth opened but he couldn't make any sound.

At this time, a graceful figure walked towards him, ah, this is his beloved Xianglan.

When he was betrayed by the whole world, only Xianglan was still by his side.

With longing radiating in his muddy eyes, he stretched out his hand as thin as a chicken's feet, hoping to embrace his beloved beauty in his arms again.

Xianglan waved his hand disgustedly and looked down at him coldly, just as when she first met, she crawled on the ground and bowed to him.

"Dog bastard, go to your mother and give me the sacred medicine. You should die! Do you know what those sacred fragrances are? That is the sacred medicine I gave you. If you cut off my mother's offspring, I will break it. Your head, but now I don’t want your head anymore. I don’t want to give you a discount, so let the Chang'an army outside cut you into pieces, hahaha!”

Xiao Wenyuan looked at Xianglan in disbelief, his mouth opened and closed. Is this a dream? He actually saw the deep hatred in Xianglan's eyes.

He wanted to tell Xianglan that she was his favorite woman.

But Xianglan didn't give him a chance. She kicked his body a few times and walked out of the chaotic palace. A charming woman was waiting for her. She didn't know who this woman was, but she I know that this was sent by He Zongqun to pick her up. With this woman, she could leave this royal city full of memories forever.

He Zongqun did not break his promise. More than ten days later, Xianglan, dressed as a man, followed a camel caravan and embarked on the ancient Silk Road. She was going to return to where she came, where there was her beloved man and what she longed for. Life.

The charming woman who took her out of the royal city was named Hongxiu. Hongxiu gave her a bag of gold and a knife. Hongxiu told her that if one day her beloved man betrayed her, then use this knife to kill him. , and then start a new life with this gold.

The sun shines on the vast desert, and the sand dunes of all sizes are shining like gold in the sun. The pandan riding on a camel turned around and looked back at the way she came. She waved her hand, goodbye, this piece She will never come back to the land that belongs to the Han people, but she will never forget it.

He Ran, who was far away in the capital, finally received a secret letter from the northwest.

There are only eight words in the letter: fulfilling the mission, and the Western Xiao Kingdom will be destroyed.

The once ambition Xiao Wenyuan and the Great Xiao Dynasty he established, ultimately only a brief existence in the vast river of history, like a meteor flashing, a flash of light. He Ran called Xiaoli and said, "Pick out the wine that was dug out of Qingcang Mountain and pick out a jar and bury it again."

Xiaoli didn't understand why these wines had been buried for decades. The boss was not very good at it. He only gave a jar when Master Zong got married. He originally thought that the remaining wine was kept by the boss himself. I didn't expect that I would pick it out and bury it heavily underground now. What did the boss think?

Xiaoli didn't understand, but didn't ask, but buried the jar of wine under the osmanthus tree in the yard.

This is a secret that belongs to He Ran, Feng Xieying and He Zongqun.

This jar of wine was the celebration wine left by He Ran to He Zongqun. She hoped that He Zongqun would return safely. At that time, she would personally toast him.

But just as Xiaoli buried the wine and just straightened her waist, He Ran said again, "Let's bury another jar."

That jar of wine was left for He Zongqun, and this jar was left for Zhou Cangyue.

When Zhou Cangyue destroys Baoxiang King, she also wants to toast him.

In the past, He Jinghong buried the wine in Qingcang Mountain with his own hands, they are worth it.

Longxi County, Chang'an Prince's Mansion.

He Shuting never dreamed that the Chang'an army not only won, but also fought to Xixiao Wangcheng in one fell swoop and killed Xiao Wenyuan.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

He Shuting was stunned for a moment, and after a long time, she calmed down.

"The princess is planning and winning thousands of miles away. This is an invincible achievement!"

He Jiang cried with joy, and several staff members congratulated him repeatedly: "The princess's achievements are comparable to He Ran's battle in Jiangnan."

"More than that! In the Battle of Jiangnan, He Ran just drove Emperor Yonghe to Fuzhou, but he just changed his place to continue to be the emperor. However, the princess directly destroyed Xixiao, and Xiao Wenyuan and his sons all died so much that they could not die again."

"Yes, yes, that's all, He Ran can't compare with the princess."

"This world power list should have been re-ranked long ago."

"Re-ranking, the princess and the prince will definitely be on the list."

He Shuting couldn't believe her ears. Can she be on the list of power in the world?

Her heart was pounding. When He Zongqun returned to the court, He Shuting asked him: "Which battle in Xixiao is better than the battle in Jiangnan?"

He Zongqun didn't even think about it: "How is this compared? How is the Battle of Xixiao destroyed a country in a clear and destruction of a country, and how is the Battle of Jiangnan compared?"

He Shuting suddenly laughed. This smile came from the bottom of her heart. After many years, she finally surpassed He Ran!

"If the world power list is re-ranked, may my son Guochang be on the list?"

He Zongqun glanced at her and said firmly: "No!"

He Shuting's heart sank and asked in a lost voice: "Why?"

He Zongqun: "Although the prince's blessing is profound, he is still young. Everything he has gained now comes from the princess and princesses. The person who can make it to the list of power in the world is you, not him, princess, you must remember that first of all, you are He Shuting. It is the lord of Longxi, and secondly you are the mother of the prince. Princess. Without you, how could the prince be? Without you, I would not stay in Longxi."

He Shuting was so moved that she burst into tears. No one had ever said such a thing to her.

When she was young, she was the daughter of the He family, the child of her parents, the sister of her brother, and the daughter of her younger brother; later she went to Jinyang, and she was also the sister of her younger brother; later, she became He Jiang's adopted daughter , under this name, he became Wu Ji's wife, the daughter-in-law of the Wu family who was not popular with her parents-in-law, and the sister who was not recognized by He Ran.

She has never been herself.

And now, He Zongqun told her that in addition to these identities, she was still herself and that she was He Shuting.

No, she is still the master of Longxi County!

At this moment, He Shuting's ambition buried in her bones completely broke through the shackles and grew wildly. From then on, she would be the one who was on the list of power in the world that rivaled He Ran.

For some reason, from this day on, her originally innocent and lively son was less cute in her eyes.

In fact, even if she didn't give birth to this child, she could just hold a child and say that she was Wu Ji's descendant. Anyway, Wu Ji only has her, a woman. As long as she says that the child was born to her, she will not be suspected. .

When this thought arose in his heart, He Shuting was shocked. How could she think so? Guochang is her pride and all her hope.

As the storm and clouds change, the list of power in the world has quietly changed.

The number one King of Qi has long become an lonely tomb outside Jinling City. The number three Liu Shanhe has even been thrown into a mass grave. The number one King of Han Wang Hao has long been killed by Nong Liuniang. , the others on the list, such as Wu Dongming, Kaizhou King, and Shu King who had been on the list, were all dead.

Just like the previous two times, on an ordinary morning, the new list of power in the world was quietly posted in front of the Tengwang Pavilion.

In fact, some people later found out that the world power list was selected by a group of idle and pain-loving scholars, but the ranking was very fair. Once the list was released, the world recognized it.

In the third ranking of the world's power list, He Ran ranked first. Looking at the world, He Ran should rank first in terms of territory or supporters;

What is surprising is that the second-ranked one is not Emperor Yonghe of Fuzhou, nor Jing Chongguang, but Zhou Cangyue!

Zhou Cangyue captured the two lakes and Shu in one fell swoop, completely disintegrating the power of Shu King who was drifting in the wind and rain. He even played with Jing Chongguang, the Duke of Dingguo, and had to cut out four counties from the territory of Jiangnan. Give it to him.

As for the embarrassing matters that He Ran helped manage all the territory he captured, it undoubtedly damaged his glorious image, but so what? If Zhou Cangyue calls over, aren't you afraid?

Wherever Huwei Army passed, even a chicken feather would not be left behind. In contrast, letting He Ran send people to manage it would benefit the people.

The third-ranked Zhou Cangyue’s mortal enemy, Bao Xiangwang!

In the first two rankings, Baoxiang King was not on the list. The reason why he was on the list this time was because Baoxiang King fought Jiaoying! (End of this chapter)