Deep love is also heartless

Old Qiao joined the army at the age of fourteen. Although he was young but fearless, it took him only three years to become a capable general under the general. The king at that time was incompetent and believed the slander of treacherous ministers. He even suspected that the general was plotting treason, so he arrested the general's wife and children and forced him to go back for trial.

At that time, the general was in a dilemma. If he went back, he would surely die, and his wife and children might not be spared. But if he didn't go back, his wife and children might not be spared either. When the general was hesitating, Old Qiao volunteered to rescue the general's family. Although he knew the chances of success were slim, Old Qiao still wanted to give it a try.

Fortunately, before he took action, one of the king's sons found him and promised to rescue the general's family on the condition that the general would be employed by him. Old Qiao agreed directly on behalf of the general.

When the son ascended the throne, the general felt that he had truly committed treason and betrayed his promise to be loyal to the king, so he committed suicide to atone for his crime and entrusted his family to him before his death.

After the king ascended the throne, he governed the country well and soon allowed the people to return to their homes. The country had just begun to prosper, but he did not want to die suddenly at his table due to overwork. Old Qiao made a prompt decision to support the king's eldest son to succeed to the throne.

The new king worked hard to make the country strong, but as the new king's youngest son grew up, the two sons of the former queen were worried that this half-son would become the heir, and they kept creating trouble.

For the sake of national stability, the new king sent his youngest son abroad, and also for the sake of national stability, he appointed his second son as heir to the throne.

Because the eldest son was calm and generous, and was very good to his younger brother, and the second son was smart but a little selfish, the king was worried that the second son would cause trouble if the eldest son succeeded to the throne, so he decided that the second son would succeed to the throne, and the eldest son would assist the second son, so that the country would be peaceful and the people would be safe.

However, this decision was opposed by many ministers, and the eldest son also became upset. In order to clear the obstacles, the second son sent people to assassinate his eldest brother, but was killed by his eldest brother. Afterwards, the eldest son raised an army to force the new king to abdicate. When the king was in danger, Old Qiao arrived in time to rescue him and suppressed the eldest son.

The new king was so heartbroken that he fell ill and decided to recall his youngest son from abroad to inherit the throne. However, he still felt sorry for his eldest son, so he simply took away his military power and did not pursue any further punishment.

When the king was dying, he asked Old Qiao to assist his youngest son. Old Qiao swore that as long as he was there, the young king would be able to sit firmly on the throne.

Later, the eldest son rebelled again, captured Qiao Lao's family, and forced him to switch sides. Qiao Lao rescued his family single-handedly and tried his best to thwart the eldest son's rebellion again.

It was just that Old Qiao was also seriously injured, but in order to allow the little king to gain a firm foothold, he still held his breath and stood beside the little king, giving the little king a strong backing and laying a solid foundation for the little king's ascension to the throne.

But influenced by Western countries, the young king began to carry out drastic reforms, including military reforms. He introduced a lot of high-tech, which were beyond the control of Mr. Joe. The young king began to cultivate new military talents, and Xiong Cai was cultivated by the young king.

Qiao Jingteng took the opportunity to persuade Old Qiao to abdicate, because Old Qiao was too famous and was suspected of being too successful to be a threat to the emperor. Old Qiao also felt that his mission was accomplished and it was time to recuperate from his injuries, so he took the initiative to ask for retirement.

The little king agreed without hesitation, and from then on Xiong Cai became the number one person in the army.

Mr. Qiao never said a word again after that. He even withdrew the guards from his home and moved to an ordinary house.