NABC Chapter 217: Clean and Pick
Chapter 217: Clean and Pick
Zhao Junning was in her 10th month of pregnancy. Just after the New Year, she was about to give birth. The courtyard of the Li Mansion was full of people. Xu Zhiwan looked into the house from time to time. Inside the house was Li Ziyan, who had returned from Jingzhou a day early because he had calculated that Zhao Junning was about to give birth. He held Zhao Junning's hand, and the midwife beside him said, "Madam, push harder, push harder."
Zhao Junning was sweating profusely. She exerted all her strength, and the midwife said, "Madam, it's almost time. The head is coming out."
Zhao Junning cried out in pain, and Li Ziyan looked distressed. Zhao Junning asked, "Why did you cry when I gave birth to a child?"
Li Ziyan said: "I feel bad for you seeing the pain, why can't I share the pain with you?"
"It's out, it's out, ma'am, the child is out."
After hearing this, Li Ziyan gently supported Zhao Junning and said, "It's a young master."
When the people outside heard the baby crying, they all congratulated Li Yin, Zhao Nian, and Xu Zhiwan. Zhao Junning looked at the baby, and Li Ziyan asked, "Why is he crying non-stop?"
"Children take on their parents' personalities. Perhaps it's because the young master has a lively personality that the young master behaves like this."
Zhao Junning couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, "Zi Yan, how about giving the child a name?"
Li Ziyan nodded and thought, "Just call me Yu An, Qianshan Lingyu, peace and joy."
Zhao Junning nodded after hearing this, "Okay, let's call him Yu An."
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Jingzhou had returned to peace, but the border had not. Xiao Xuanjing heard that the news from the border was not good, so he asked Xiao Zhengchu to manage the government while he led the army himself.
The desert was filled with dust, and all you could see was a desolate yellow, tinged with a little red. The raised dust was rolling and surging like a tide. There was a huge army in one place, it was the Wei army camp, with red flags flying high. Even though the soldiers were covered in scars, they were still full of fighting spirit. They were sharpening their swords and guns. Inside the tent, Zhao Junhao was watching Li Xiang's instructions.
"Everyone in Handan and Chi is brave, and their military formation is just aimed at ours. We must find a way to deal with them." Li Xiang said.
Zhao Junhao and Shangguan Kou were silent at that time.
Xunyang, Jingzhou. Because of the battle of Jingzhou, Li Ziyan has been guarding here. Except for the time when Zhao Junning gave birth in Pingliang, he was in Jingzhou all the time.
Li Ziyan sat with Xu Gong again, "Why did my uncle suggest that Your Majesty lead the army in person?"
Xu Gong said: "This is not my suggestion but your Majesty's own. The internal strife has just been quelled and the external invasion has continued. Your Majesty has become suspicious. What your Majesty wants to do this time is to get rid of some people."
Li Ziyan asked again: "I saw a letter yesterday. It was written to you by Qin Zhuoyuan's mother. You once had a relationship with his mother."
Xu Gong said: "Yes, but it was cut off a long time ago."
Li Ziyan asked: "Why?"
Xu Gong said: "I broke up with her after I found out she was a spy of Handan and Chi. We were both only seventeen years old at that time. A year later, she married Qin Zhao. Four years after the marriage, she committed suicide due to exposure."
"Why didn't you remind Lord Qin if you knew she was a spy?" Li Ziyan asked.
Xu Gong said: "I reminded her, and we all thought she had reformed, but who knew she became even more daring and sneaked into the imperial palace."
"Zi Yan, are you asking if Qin Zhuoyuan is like this now because he lost his mother? Actually, that's not the case. He would be like this even if his mother was alive. A person who cares too much about what others think of him will eventually drive himself to a dead end."
"Uncle, what do you think the outcome of this battle will be?" Li Ziyan asked.
Xu Gong shook his head: "It's hard to say."
"You, my father, and my father-in-law have been setting up this trap with His Majesty for the past month." Li Ziyan asked.
Xu Gong said: "Zi Yan, you are very smart and your heart is very pure, so His Majesty does not want to drag you into this game. You just need to assist the right king."
Li Ziyan was puzzled: "The right king? You already know who His Majesty passed the throne to? It was the King of Qin, right?"
Li Ziyan asked, "Uncle, you knew that His Majesty would pass the throne to the King of Qin, so you have been setting up a trap with His Majesty. The case of Jingzhou Treasury Silver was also planned by you, my father, my father-in-law, Uncle Shen Yu and His Majesty. In fact, Your Majesty could have gotten rid of Yu Si without me. By doing this, I can not only establish my merits, but also get rid of some people that Your Majesty wanted to get rid of but didn't have the chance to get rid of.
Even the founding war back then, you guys actually set up this game until now."
Xu Gong looked at Li Ziyan and smiled: "As expected, you are getting smarter as you grow up."
Li Ziyan said: "But you still counted it in, didn't you?"
Xu Gong said: "Then do you think we are wrong? Zi Yan, you have to know that if you want to keep the world in order, you have to get rid of those people. Why do you think you and Wen He, Mu Chen, Jun Hao, and Fan Qingzhu can have a smooth career? It is because of people like me, Shen Yu, Gao Changhe, Liu Ming, your Majesty, your father, your father-in-law, your uncle, and us who are good at calculating. We have cleaned up the mud and rotten meat one by one, so that you can exist.
You keep your original intention and move forward, and people like us can only feel relieved when we see you. Zi Yan is not calculating, all roads have to be like this. "
Xu Gong took a deep breath, drank his tea and stood up. "Let your mother and Jun Ning leave Pingliang City first. Pingliang will not be stable in the future."
After Xu Gong left, Li Ziyan asked Mo Yu to pick up Zhao Junning, because with the water route, the distance between Jingzhou and Jizhou was dangerous.