My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Chapter 230 Sir, come to me, an appointment in the next life

After Zong Yanli left, there were not many changes in the army. The generals of each camp were in their positions, and the soldiers in the tents trained day after day. Occasionally, they went out to patrol the border and had a drink in the tavern when they had time.

If there were matters from the court reported to him, Long Feiguang would handle them all at once, or discuss them with Gongsun Pu and Pei Liang under his command.

On the other side, Zong Yanli secretly went to the villa, which was arranged by Zong Yanhongjing. In order to ensure Zong Yanli's safety, Zong Yanhongjing secretly arranged everything. Han claimed to be sick at home, but in fact she had already set off for the villa to accompany Zong Yanli to give birth.

Autumn goes and winter comes, and another year has passed.

The New Year's Day this year was extremely simple. Zong Yanli stayed indoors most of the time in the villa. When she had some free time, she began to write about the details of the various battles during her alliance with Gao and Jin, and the war with the Northern Army.

The military tactics, the number of troops deployed, etc. were all recorded.

After Han came to the villa, she stayed by her side and took care of her daily life. The smile on her face grew brighter as Zong Yanli's pregnancy seemed stable.

The old year passes and the new year comes.

In April of the year when Zong Yanli was 29 years old, she gave birth to a son and named him Zong Yan Haoyan.

In June of the same year, there were unusual movements on the border. Long Feiguang received a secret letter from Wuhuan, saying that Qi had declared war on the Northern Kingdom and intended to annex the Northern Kingdom. The North was completely plunged into chaos.

Zong Yanli received news about the army from his father. Gongsun Pu was seriously ill and wrote a letter in his last conscious moment, asking Zong Yanhongjing to give it to Zong Yanli. The gist of the letter was that he was afraid he would not live long and could no longer hold on and join the general in the expedition to the north.

He also said, I am lucky to meet you in this life and I will guide you to be my mentor.

The ten years of journey were extremely enjoyable, and it was a pity that he could no longer accompany the emperor. He had written down all he had learned in his life in books, hoping that the general could find a good person to entrust him to. In his life, apart from his brothers, he had no wife, no children, and no students who could inherit what he had learned.

Thinking about it now, I feel very regretful, but at the same time, I feel relieved.

At least this time when he leaves, it will be like a crane ascending to the cloud platform, and he won't have to worry about his descendants after his death, which is also good.

Gongsun Pu also said that he knew that Zong Yanli was going through the dangerous situation alone this time, so when his condition became worse, he forced his fourth brother not to tell anyone, and he didn't want Zong Yanli to be distracted by him. Since he already knew his way forward, he was no longer afraid.

Finally, the letter emphasized the chaos in the north and hoped that you would return soon. Now is the best time to launch a northern expedition.

The few light pages of paper in Zong Yanli's hand seemed to weigh as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"Mother, I should go back." The quiet courtyard seemed to become dark at this moment. She put on her armor again, reached out to grasp the Langque long sword, turned around and looked at the child sleeping in the cradle, and deeply suppressed her emotions.

"I will take the child away, and after I return to the army, I will have my personal guards take him home." Zong Yanli stretched out his hand and grasped the long sword tightly, his expression gradually becoming colder as he said, "From now on, I am his father."

After Zong Yanli finished speaking, he reached out and picked up the bronze mask on the table and put it back on his face. When he opened his eyes again, there was no warmth in them anymore.

Zong Yanli returned to the army and suddenly brought back a child, shocking the entire army. She said calmly that she saved a chivalrous woman on the way to recuperate, fell in love with her and had this child. She also said that the child was born prematurely and his mother died due to difficulties in giving birth.

Finally, on the grounds that the young son should not stay in the army, he ordered people to send him to Shouxi County, and then his fourth uncle sent someone to send the child back to the capital. At this point, her status as an heir was completely established.

"Where is Mr. Gongsun?" After Zong Yanli hurriedly made the arrangements, he turned around and asked.

"General, please go and meet him." Everyone looked sad. Zong Yanli's eyes darkened and he hurried to Gongsun Pu's tent.

What could be seen was Gongsun Pu, who was as pale as paper, lying on the bed. Looking at the weak breathing in his chest, it was obvious that he was at the end of his strength. He had a ginseng slice in his mouth and closed his eyes, and it seemed that he was breathing out more than inhaling.

Although there were needles inserted in the neck and temples, Gongsun Pu's face was plump and not skinny.

Xiao Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zong Yanli, and walked up to him and said, "I forcibly protected Third Brother's heart meridian, hoping that he would have no regrets."

Zong Yanli immediately understood what Xiao Tianhe meant. His heart suddenly shrank. He walked to the bedside with heavy steps and sat down next to Gongsun Pu. He stared at his face for a long time before he seemed to let go of the emotions surging in his heart and said in a hoarse voice, "Sir, I'm back."

Zong Yanli's voice reached Gongsun Pu's ears. Gongsun Pu, who was lying on the bed, seemed to have some signs of waking up, but he did not open his eyes.

Xiao Tianhe had a look of reluctance on his face. He turned around and led everyone in the tent out, leaving Zong Yanli alone sitting in front of the bed. The tent was silent for a long time. Zong Yanli looked at Gongsun Pu and suddenly laughed.

"It is my good fortune to have your advice and your help."

"Mr. Bole is my mentor, but to me, Mr. Bole is also my confidant."

"It is a pity that I cannot work with you to rule the world in this life. I wonder if you are willing to work with me to rule the world in the next life?"

"I don't want to be a general, I want to be an emperor, what do you think?"

She raised her lips and smiled, as if she had seen the meeting in the next life, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes as she smiled.

As Zong Yanli finished speaking, she seemed to hear Gongsun Pu looking at her with the same smile, just like when they first met, and he responded to her with a smile full of confidence, "It would be a great honor for Gongsun Pu to be able to serve the general."

Conspire together to dominate the world in troubled times!

Hahaha how happy it is!

The tent was quiet, and only one breathing sound remained. Zong Yanli didn't want to look back. She raised her hand to her forehead and couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She stood up suddenly, turned her back to Gongsun Pu and said in a hoarse voice: "This general will not disappoint you, sir. I also hope you will keep my promise in the next life!"

After saying this, Zong Yanli strode out without stopping. Xiao Tianhe and others were standing outside the tent. When they saw Zong Yanli coming out, they looked at her and saw her tearful eyes.

"Third brother——!" Long Feiguang rushed into the tent with a cry of grief. Yan Yingshan and Zhu Jin burst into tears. Only Xiao Tianhe trembled twice, and finally showed a bitter smile. He looked at Zong Yanli and bowed to her, saying: "Thank you, General, for fulfilling my third brother's wish."

Zong Yanli turned sideways and raised his hand to return the greeting, but he couldn't utter a word.

Gongsun Pu's funeral was simple, and all his relatives and friends were in the military tent.

However, Zong Yanli did not want this to happen. She submitted a memorial to the court, demanding that he be buried with the rites for a state hero. She wanted his merits and demerits to be recorded in history books, the world to remember his origins, the world to respect and honor him, and future generations to admire his strategies and pay tribute to him.

"General, this is my third brother's jade flute." After Gongsun Pu passed away, Xiao Tianhe found Zong Yanli and presented him with something.

"Since it is Mr. Gongsun's relic, Doctor Xiao should keep it for himself." Zong Yanli looked at him and said.

"I'm here to resign." Xiao Tianhe's eyes were full of pain. It was obvious that Gongsun Pu's death was too much of a blow to him.

Xiao Tianhe raised his head slightly and looked at Zong Yanli and said, "Third brother's wish is that he will not be able to see the day when the world is unified."

He forced himself to cheer up and said, "I want the general to take my third brother's jade flute with him, so that... when the general conquers the north and the world is unified, my third brother can also see it."

Zong Yanli couldn't help but tremble in his heart after hearing what Xiao Tianhe said. It seemed like a long while had passed before he finally nodded and agreed: "Okay."

Xiao Tianhe's eyebrows relaxed a little, and then he solemnly thanked Zong Yanli. Zong Yanli looked at Xiao Tianhe for a long time and said, "Doctor Xiao, don't you want to personally walk the path that your third brother has not been able to walk?"

"Although Mr. Gongsun passed away due to illness, his will will live on with us forever."

"Doctor Xiao, I won't stop you from leaving, I just feel it's a pity..."

"Perhaps Mr. Gongsun would like you to see for him with your own eyes what will happen in the future."

Xiao Tianhe stood there in a daze after hearing Zong Yanli's words. There seemed to be a struggle in his eyes. After a long silence, he decided to say goodbye. Perhaps he would come back one day, but at the moment he obviously didn't want to stay.

Zong Yanli said nothing more. After keeping the jade flute left by Gongsun Pu close to his body, he devoted himself completely to military affairs.

She didn't have any more time to grieve. During the year she was away from the army, she needed to grasp more military intelligence and reports as soon as possible.

For a long time afterwards, Zong Yanli was busy dealing with military affairs and summoning generals, so much so that even after Zong Yanli came back for many days, Wen Nian didn't have time to have a private conversation with him.

When others asked about Zong Yanli's hidden illness, Zong Yanli only told Feng Peiyan that the illness was completely cured. From then on, the whole army was completely relieved.

On this side, Zong Yanli also frequently contacted Wuhuan to ascertain the situation of the northern countries, and in September of the same year, he launched an expedition to the north.

"It's so cold..." As soon as they set foot in the north, the northern climate gave them a slap in the face.

"Why is it so cold in September?" Lu Hao, Bai Xiuyun and others sat around the campfire. It felt okay during the day, but the temperature difference between morning and night was really killing them.

"This is how it is in the North." Pei Liang did a lot of homework. It was a rare opportunity for him to enter the North and he kept records all the way.

"My feet are cold." Lu Hao gritted his teeth and said, "If it's winter, will I still be able to move?"

Everyone was talking about it, only Zong Yanli was standing in the distance looking at the distant fields. Entering the north, the mountains became smaller and smaller, and there were few big mountains to be seen. There were wild grass and dead trees everywhere, unlike the evergreen trees in the south.

Zong Yanli turned around and said, "I decided to send you to the north at this time so that you can adapt to the climate and terrain."

"The northern countries seldom go to war in winter. One reason is that the weather and climate are not suitable. The other is that winter is the tacit time for them to rest and recuperate." Zong Yanli walked over and said this while sitting with everyone.

"It's only September now. In winter, there will be widespread snowfall in the north and visibility will be extremely low." Zong Yanli looked at everyone and talked about things in the north.

In his previous life, Zong Yanli suffered a lot from this.

After entering the north, many people died due to climate change and acclimatization before they encountered the enemy.

And because they were eager to go to war, they were suppressed by the north and suffered extremely heavy losses.

This time, Zong Yanli sneaked into the north quietly, and at a time when the northern countries were busy with their own affairs, which gave her plenty of time to adapt.

"No matter how much I say, it won't be as direct as letting you experience it yourself." Zong Yanli raised his chin slightly, then turned to look at Zhan Haoyue and said, "Regarding some things in the North, it seems that Mr. Wujiu needs to teach them more."

"I also have little knowledge..." Zhan Haoyue felt helpless. He had indeed traveled to the North for two years, but he was not a real northerner.

"Perhaps the general can ask for help from the Wuhuan?" Zhan Haoyue thought for a moment and said in a low voice.

"After all, foreigners cannot be fully trusted." Zong Yanli shook her head. Now she knew that Duzhe helped Princess Saiya to retake Wuhuan.

And this year Princess Sai Ya married Du Zhe. With the recommendation of the people, Du Zhe became the new king of Wuhuan and Princess Sai Ya became the queen.

At this time, Wuhuan handed over intelligence to Zong Yanli, informing him of the war between Qi and the Northern Kingdom. It is not known whether it was really for the purpose of informing or intentionally luring Zong Yanli into the game. If Zong Yanli was defeated, perhaps Wuhuan would reap the benefits without hesitation.

Although Princess Saiya said at the beginning that Wuhuan was willing to surrender, the condition for surrendering was of course that Daqian would always stand firm, which was the condition under which she could easily compete with other countries.

Zong Yanli didn't think that Wuhuan would easily surrender to a weakling.

"Not only can we not hand this matter over to Wuhuan, we must not let Wuhuan know about our troops entering the country." Zong Yanli thought deeply, she narrowed her eyes and said, "I won't leave any hidden dangers."

"I understand." Zhan Haoyue understood Zong Yanli's thoughts after a brief thought, and nodded in understanding, saying, "The general's thoughts are profound, and I am short-sighted."

"That's fine." Zong Yanli waved his hand slightly and said, "Sir, just tell them everything you know."

"We still have a lot of time. We'll have a whole winter to slowly adapt." Zong Yanli smiled, then stood up and went back to the tent to rest.

Zhan Haoyue rubbed his hands and looked at Zong Yanli's back as he left. After a long while, he smiled and said, "General, you are so patient. This battle against the northern countries really gives me more confidence."

Zhuang Chengbi laughed: "Did you not have confidence in our general before?"

Zhan Haoyue felt a little helpless. He was indeed a little worried. After all, Zong Yanli had already repelled the Northern Army and the Lu Army. When the two armies joined forces were no match for him, if the commander was arrogant and rashly went deep into the heart of the northern border, he would probably suffer losses!

He originally planned to organize his words to persuade him, but he did not expect that Zong Yanli remained calm and composed in such a situation. He even took the terrain and climate into consideration and bought more time for the soldiers to adapt.

"I am narrow-minded." Zhan Haoyue felt that he was always impressed by Zong Yanli. He began to understand Gongsun Pu a little bit. It was a blessing to have such a master.

"I also know something about the North. I will go with you tomorrow." Zhuang Chengbi said to Zhan Haoyue with a smile.