Rebirth of the Phoenix

When Ye Jiu led the army into Liyang, peace had been restored in Liyang. All the remnants of the Ying Family Army who stayed in the city were either wiped out or surrendered. Ye Beihuang had full control of Liyang.

However, the corpses and blood everywhere have not been cleaned up yet, and many soldiers are cleaning up.

Seeing Ye Jiu, all the soldiers who stayed in the city bowed their heads and stood respectfully, shouting in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor -"

Ye Jiu didn't give any explanation, so he let his troops rest on the spot in the empty houses on both sides of Chang'an Street, lit a fire to cook, and then brought a dozen guards into the palace to see Ye Beihuang.

This is the first time that father and son have met in ten years.

However, there were no tears or inseparable feelings. They just greeted and exchanged greetings calmly, had a meal together, and talked about the current situation and future arrangements.

They didn't talk about the past.

The past was so unbearable for them that they could all imagine what the other had experienced, so they both understood it tacitly and no one would poke the other's pain.

Moreover, they are never self-pitying men. As emperors, honor, disgrace, sorrow and joy are matters that must be buried deep in their hearts. They absolutely do not need such useless emotions as sympathy and pity.

The two of them were just like friends who met every day and didn't need to talk much. They had their first and last meal together in ten years in peace.

They both know in their hearts that the other person has reached the end of his life and they will never see each other again.

Ye Beihuang has been ill for many years and almost died several times. The poison he was poisoned is also hopeless. He relies on his breath and medicine to survive. Now that the Ying family has been wiped out, his wish has been fulfilled and he no longer needs to work so hard to survive.

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And the same goes for Ye Jiu.

As a father and son, Ye Beihuang could see that the pursuit of life and future had long since ceased in his son's eyes. What kept his son alive was just that one breath.

So, this must be their last meal.

When it was dark, Ye Beihuang said: "After I die, I will be buried in Xiaoying Mountain. If you have time, go and see your mother."

Ye Jiu nodded: "I will go."

Although he could not say that he had deep feelings for his biological mother, whom he had no impression of, he knew that his mother loved him deeply and would give everything to him without hesitation.

He has a great mother.

"Also," Ye Beihuang said slowly, "I will take care of the affairs in the capital, so you don't have to worry about anything."

Ye Jiu nodded: "I believe in father. Please also believe in me, father. I will definitely keep it."

Ye Beihuang nodded happily: "You, Hexian'er, have never let me down."

Ye Jiu didn't say anything more. He just knelt down and kowtowed heavily to him: "My child is unfilial, please take care of me!"

Then, he stood up and strode away without looking back.

Ye Beihuang looked at his back until he completely disappeared, then he looked up at the sky and said slowly: "Shuang, you've been waiting for a long time, I will go to accompany you soon!"

After Ye Jiu walked out of the palace, he did not return to the camp, but ran to Hongzhuang's residence.

After another afternoon, there were no corpses in Liyang, only many soldiers were still cleaning the blood stains, and there were still no pedestrians on the street.

He galloped to the alley, dismounted, asked the guards to guard the entrance, and walked into the alley alone.

After walking for a while, he saw a peach blossom in full bloom.

After walking a few steps further, on the other side of the peach blossoms, a figure stands tall and graceful, looking up at the peach blossoms.

Then, she seemed to know that he was coming, turned her head and smiled at him: "You are finally here."

She knew that he would come back today, so she kept standing at the door, waiting for him.

Hongzhuang? Ye Jiu almost screamed.

At that moment, he felt that she was Hongzhuang. In fact, Hongzhuang was not dead. In fact, she had been waiting for him.

But he quickly came to his senses, got rid of this illusion, walked up to her, and stared at her: "You have lost a lot of weight."

Maybe because she lost two pounds, she looks more like the red makeup, at least, the charm is exactly the same.

Hongzhuang smiled slightly: "Well, you have lost weight too."

Ye Jiu asked: "Are you okay?"

Hongzhuang smiled: "There will never be anything better than now."

Ye Jiu's eyes dimmed and he moved his lips slightly, wanting to say something, but said nothing.

He could tell that she didn't have much time left. Although her eyesight was clear, she was so thin that he could see the life flowing out of her body.

So, he didn't ask.

"What about you, how are you?" Hongzhuang asked.

Ye Jiu nodded: "It will never be better than now."

He still has things to do, but his wish is over.

"That's good." Hongzhuang laughed, her smile as bright as spring, "Go in, I'll cook porridge for you to eat."

Ye Jiu followed her in.

In the house, Hong Ren and Mute have been taken away by Hong Zhuang, leaving them alone.

Hongzhuang did not cook, but only cooked a pot of light and fragrant millet porridge. She served him a bowl in a small white and delicate bowl and ate it slowly with him.

This millet porridge is cooked just right, it's rotten and glutinous, moderately thick and thin, and has some peach blossoms in it, making it fragrant and delicious.

Hongzhuang ate very gracefully and slowly, without speaking, just taking small bites.

Ye Jiu looked at her and kept recalling every moment of his acquaintance with her, and suddenly a touch of sadness arose in his heart.

She must have known that he had eaten before coming, so she cooked such light and appetizing millet porridge.

She always thinks everything carefully for him, and she always silently does everything she can for him.

But she didn't want anything.

Hongzhuang raised her eyes and smiled: "Why don't you eat?"

Ye Jiu sighed: "After this meal, I don't know when I will have the next meal."

Hongzhuang smiled: "Will you stay in the capital for at least a few days? In these few days, if you are willing to live here, I will cook for you every day. If I have any wishes, this is definitely one of my wishes."

Yejiu said almost without thinking, "Okay, I'll come back and stay tonight."

Hongzhuang nodded, with a hint of joy on her face.

Then, she scooped another bowl of millet porridge for him: "You have a battle to fight next, so eat more."

Ye Jiu stared at her: "Do you know what I will do next?"

Hongzhuang said: "Gather the army, go north, and face the northern expansion army."

Destroying the Ying family is the same as protecting the Ye family.

Now that the Ying family has been destroyed, it is not enough to become the enemy of the Ye family. The enemies of the Ye family have turned into the Xiliang army and the Beituo army. The most dangerous one at the moment is Beituo's army of more than 300,000.

After a moment, Ye Jiu said slowly: "You are the one who knows me best in this world."

Hongzhuang smiled: "Yes, I am indeed the one who knows you best."

But he is not the one who knows her best.

Ye Jiu smiled bitterly in his heart and said slowly: "I owe you a lot."

Hongzhuang shook her head: "Then, can I ask you to promise me something?"

Ye Jiu said: "As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."

Hongzhuang said: "After I die, can you let me be buried next to you? It doesn't need to be close, as long as it's not that far away."

After Ye Jiu was silent for a while, his eyes were bright: "Okay, I promise you."

There is only one person who can share the same cave with him, and he will never change.

But if she was buried beside his grave, he thought, Hongzhuang wouldn't blame him.

Hongzhuang smiled: "Then I will have no regrets."

Ye Jiu was silent and just drank his porridge slowly.

These were her last words.

I can't feel relaxed.

That night, they almost stopped talking. Hongzhuang was just playing the piano and Yejiu was just listening silently.

At that moment, they both went back to ten years ago, in that temple, when she was thirteen and he was eighteen, so happy.

After dawn, Ye Jiu returned to the camp and began to prepare the army and replenish supplies.

In the battle with the Ying Family Army, the Silhouette Army's losses were not large. With the absorption of the Ying Family Army's surrender troops and the Yebei Emperor's mausoleum-protecting army and the Wang Army, his team expanded to 150,000 people.

These 150,000 people will become the last hope to snipe the northern expansion army and protect the Dashun Northland.

Emperor Yebei only left 10,000 soldiers to guard and govern Li Yang, and all the other soldiers were given to him.

They did not kill the defeated army, but they also wanted to retain and absorb all possible forces to fight the Northern Extension.

In addition, Emperor Ye Bei also gave all the property and food in the imperial treasury and the treasury to Ye Jiu. This time Ye Jiu led his troops to the north. It can be said that it was a desperate move. If he failed, he did not have to wait for Gulanguan and Yewanjun to be destroyed.

, Dashun will perish.

During the day, Yejiu spent his time patrolling and organizing the army. At night, he would return to Hongzhuang's residence and listen to her play the piano.

Hongzhuang was always bouncing around, and she fainted without any consciousness.

Sometimes, she just stood or sat without any reaction, as if she had lost her soul.

Hong Ren told her what she knew about Hong Zhuang's condition. After hearing this, Ye Jiu could only sigh: "Take good care of her until I return from Beiya Pass."

Can he come back? If he can come back, will she still be here?

He felt that this possibility was close to zero.

Hongzhuang also knew, but she had already met Ye Jiu, and Ye Jiu had agreed to her last wish, so she had no regrets.

After staying in the capital for five days, Ye Jiu led an army of 150,000 people, renamed "Ye Family Army", and led the army north.

In this army, there were more than 10,000 survivors, the original Silhouette Army soldiers he brought from Xiliang. He did not embarrass them, and after giving them a generous bounty, he let them sneak back to Xiliang.

If anyone wants to follow him, he will not refuse.

Most of the Xiliang soldiers decided to follow him, and the only condition was that they did not attack Xiliang.

Just like that, Ye Jiu left again.

Hongzhuang stood by the window of the tallest restaurant in Beijing, watching his army go away and smiling.

Coming in a hurry, leaving in a hurry, seeing each other means separation, but the next time we meet again, it will be eternity.

Because at that time, they really died together, sharing their souls, and no force could separate them anymore.

She will wait for him to come back until the day we are never separated...