The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

Nothing could be revealed from Xie Lang’s expression.

But just by listening to what he said, Xue Mingyue could tell that he was angry, and very angry.

But if she put herself in his shoes, she could understand why he was so angry: in his eyes, Dingyuan Army was a century-old family inheritance, but because of various things, not only was his own industry robbed, but his reputation was also ruined by stupid people.

How could I not feel angry?

Talking about this matter, Xue Mingyue thought about it carefully and had some impression of it. After all, the barbarians had invaded twice in three years, and both times they were very aggressive, so she naturally had an impression of it.

After all, the atmosphere in the capital was extremely tense at that time.

She quickly grasped the key point of his words.

"You mean, someone rebelled against that general in the name of the Xie family?"

"The leader killed him directly."

Xie Lang nodded.

Xue Mingyue opened her eyes wide in astonishment, and even stuttered as she spoke: "But weren't we still fighting the barbarians at that time?"

She suddenly paused here and suddenly realized something.

Surprised and speechless: "You did this?!"

As soon as he said it, she rejected it and shook her head repeatedly, "... No, that's not right. You were only a few years old back then. This matter is of great importance and it is impossible for you to decide it. If it wasn't you, then only grandma would be left."

Perhaps those former generals and generals from Dingyuan who were forcibly dismissed should also be added to the list.

Xie Lang supported his chin with one hand and looked at the shocked expression on her face and her wide-open eyes, which looked a bit like round rabbit eyes.

He pretended not to hear what she said and said bluntly: "After that man was killed, some soldiers went to find the old generals around and temporarily defended Suzhou."

"Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion was indeed involved in this matter throughout the whole process."

Naturally, there are also suspicions that this incident was done by the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

But as she said, firstly, he was too young to do such a thing; secondly, his grandmother was old and had been seriously ill due to the death of her son and daughter-in-law, and had never left Beijing, so it was unlikely that she had done it.

Xie Lang looked at her intently and said frankly, "But I actually went there."

Xue Mingyue: "?"

Xue Mingyue was stunned for a moment. Where did he go?

She thought she had misheard, and was about to speak when she heard him say it again seriously: "If you want to rebel against the garrison commander in the name of the Xie family and get the old subordinates and soldiers to follow, you naturally need a member of the Xie family to take charge."

"??"

Xie Lang did go to the frontier that year.

However, apart from those old subordinates from Dingyuan, no one else knew that he was the 'Prince of Xie Family', so he had witnessed the war with his own eyes, and had also seen with his own eyes the scene where tens of thousands of soldiers were summoned with just an old military token.

...It was also from that year that he had a deeper understanding of the appeal of the name "Dingyuan Army".

The order is given and the soldiers follow.

It is no longer a simple sentence from the elders.

Xue Mingyue reacted blankly for a long while. After she came to her senses, she held the cup and drank two large cups of tea. She finally calmed down and thought it was outrageous. How could she let a child under ten years old go to the battlefield?

Xie Lang actually dared to go up!

After Xue Mingyue calmed down her complicated emotions, she finally pieced together what had happened in her mind.

"Is this the reason why you are trying to appease your old subordinates?"

When Xie Lang heard this was the first sentence she asked, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's right."

Xue Mingyue suddenly realized: "No wonder."

No wonder she had felt that the Xie family was too good to the so-called old members of Dingyuan. They took Bai Zhenzhen into the Marquis' Mansion and raised her for nearly ten years. If Xie Lang had not been unwilling, Bai Zhenzhen would have become his wife.

The private subsidies to the old subordinates accounted for a small half of the government's accounts.

Before Xie Lang came of age, the conflict was not obvious, but when Xie Lang came of age and was about to take over the military power, the conflict between the two sides was exposed. No wonder Xie Lang was so busy this year.

On the one hand, he had to deal with Emperor Jingping's occasional fears, and on the other hand, he had to find a way to take over the military power from Dingyuan's old subordinates.

But they have received too many benefits from the Marquis' Mansion for too many years. After handing over the military power, naturally there will be no such good things again, so they stood on the opposite side of Xie Lang again.

A word suddenly emerged in Xue Mingyue's mind: a big tail that can't be removed.

This word couldn't be more appropriate to describe it.

She pursed her lips. In her previous life, Xie Langduo had spent two or three years trying to finish something, but now only half a year had passed... It didn't seem like he was sure to win and could face off against Emperor Jingping.

"Don't worry, they've got it all sorted out."

At this moment, a hand covered the back of her slightly cold hand.

Xue Mingyue looked up and met Xie Lang's dark and steady eyes. Those eyes were full of determination. She couldn't help but ask, "Really? Will it have an impact on the Dingyuan Army?"

Xie Lang smiled and shook his head.

Seeing that she was worried, he raised his hand to tidy up her hair and reminded her softly, "Do you remember the assassination attempt on you during the autumn hunt?"

Xue Mingyue understood immediately.

"Among the people who took action at that time were those sent by Bai Zhenzhen, and some of them were soldiers who had served in Dingyuan Army. Yet, they came to assassinate my wife," Xie Lang sneered, "Fortunately, you are fine, but this is an unforgivable crime."

Xue Mingyue heard about the fate of the Bai family when she was at the farm.

Xie Lang acted too vigorously and swiftly, and the old Dingyuan people who had lived in comfort for many years were not prepared for his move. They were prepared for both soft and hard tactics, but no one understood why he brought his imperial guards with him.

Regardless of whether other people were involved in this matter or not, what Xie Lang did was to arrest them all.

Yes, just arrest them all.

Anyone who was found to be involved in the assassination was killed, his military power was gone, and his family was gone.

For a moment, the old subordinates were in a panic, all of them were shocked by Xie Lang's move, and no one dared to stand out and act as a troublemaker.

Xue Mingyue uttered a word: "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey."

She sighed in her heart: If that's the case, Xie Lang in his previous life was not so ruthless as to cut off his own arm. I guess he must have suffered a lot from these old subordinates, and I don't know if he was able to pacify them in the end.

Thinking of this, she suddenly remembered what happened when Xie Lang was imprisoned.

Xue Mingyue blinked twice, poked the back of Xie Lang's hand with her finger, and said with a sigh: "Do you remember? After you were arrested, all the families who were close to the Marquis' Mansion were in trouble."

She has a good memory and still remembers who were involved in the accident.

Now he repeated everything to Xie Lang one by one.

"Are these people all former members of the Dingyuan Army?"

Xie Lang's eyes fell on her fair fingers and he hummed softly.

All those related to the Dingyuan Army were caught in one fell swoop.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been the only one running around foolishly seeking help for him.