So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

In order to repay the favors that Princess Jin had done for him several times before, and following Princess Jin's instructions, Xiao Yueshan was busy renovating the assembly line at Yufeng Manor.

He simply told others that he was ill and recuperating, and declined all social activities.

She had been busy in Yufeng Manor for half a month, and now she saw that the assembly line had been renovated and could start trial production.

In half a month, the number of test products is nearly one thousand. One assembly line can produce at least two thousand weapons in a month, which is twice as much as reported to the Princess of Jin. The mission should be successfully completed.

She felt a great sense of accomplishment, but she never expected that one day big news would come from the capital.

"Madam, it's bad. The third prince of Wuge, Sutun Anda, led 50,000 elite troops to the south to attack Jianzhou. General Fuyuan died defending the city. Wuge's cavalry is about to reach our city gate!" Deng Tong drove to Yufeng Manor to pick her up personally.

"The refugees heading south will soon seek refuge in Xiongzhou, Xizhou and Fengtianfu. When the lord heard the news, he hurriedly asked me to come and pick them up. Madam, please return to the capital as soon as possible. I'm afraid the suburbs of the capital are not peaceful anymore."

How did the war suddenly break out? As soon as the war broke out, Shou Junzhong, the eldest son of the Shou family and the famous General of Fuyuan, was killed in the battle? Xiao Yueshan also found it strange. After settling the affairs of Yufeng Manor, he returned to Beijing with Deng Tong.

The capital city had already been in chaos. When the merchants and wealthy families in the city heard the news, they were busy packing up their gold and silver and moving their families south to escape the disaster. People from Xiongzhou, Xizhou and other places outside the city also fled to the capital. The road leading to the capital was in a mess.

Even the families of the adults in Yongxing Lane secretly sent their wives and children back to their hometowns to avoid disaster, leaving only the master to stay in Beijing and hold his position in the court with an indifferent look.

As soon as Xiao Yueshan's carriage entered the alley, she saw Zhou Yao waiting for her anxiously at the gate, with Kong Nanlu, who was looking hesitant, following beside him.

"Shanshan, the situation is too chaotic right now. Let Butler Deng escort you back to Yangzhou first. I have already contacted Xiao's father and asked Xiao's mother and sister to also go to Yangzhou to avoid disaster. If Xiao's second sister-in-law wants to go, she can go with them." He said as he quickly stepped forward to help her get off the carriage.

The Xiao family, Yu family and Xiao Yuerong's in-laws are all in the capital, and only the Zhou family still has power in the local area. Now if they want to go, they can only go to the Zhou family. My second sister-in-law Peng's family is in Dongting Prefecture. If the journey is far, they can also settle in Yangzhou first.

Zhou Yao was very thoughtful. Although they had traveled through time, everyone in the Xiao family was easy to get along with, and Zhou Yao really cared about these "family members".

Xiao Yueshan felt warm in her heart, and held his hand and said, "I'm fine, don't worry about me. As for you, Wu Ge is coming with great force, does the court have any way to deal with it?"

Zhou Yao sighed, "The emperor is young, and the government is now under the charge of the prime minister. Yesterday morning, the prime minister decided to actively contact Wu Ge and request peace talks."

"Negotiation?" Xiao Yueshan frowned and said, "The peace talks between Song and Jin have been infamous for thousands of years. The Third Prince Wuge has mobilized his army this time. Now that the situation is very good, how can he give up easily? If he wants to negotiate peace, he will definitely ask for a huge sum of money."

"Alas, this is the only solution." Zhou Yao said helplessly, "General Fuyuan died in the battle, and there are no good generals in the court right now. If we force a war, it will cause even more casualties."

The Dingguo Mansion was completely destroyed, and the bodies of Shou Junzhong's family were still in Jianzhou and had not yet been transported to the capital. Shou Jiazhong's wife was the daughter of Lin Guorui, the governor of Guchang. After Shou Junzhong died in battle, Miss Lin and her children refused to be humiliated and died to show their determination, and the whole family committed suicide.

Now that Wu Ge has led his troops to occupy the twelve counties of Jianzhou, Lin Guorui personally led his troops to the remaining five counties of Jianzhou to organize forces to put up a final resistance.

Sutun Anda hung the bodies of Shou Junzhong's family at the gate of Liangdu County, Jianzhou, forcing the old father-in-law to look at the bodies of his daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren every day, enduring the excruciating pain.

Xiao Yueshan felt sad. She knew well the cruelty of war and also understood that peace talks were only a temporary measure at this time.

"Prince Wuge attacked Zhao Dynasty, probably because he wanted to gain political capital in the court through military merit and prepare for the battle for the crown prince. He intended to seize some cities and spoils of war to return home to seek credit and increase his political prestige, rather than really wanting to fight to the death with Zhao Dynasty. It is understandable that the prime minister wants to negotiate peace." She said with a frown.

Although according to Xiao Yueshan's personality, it is really difficult for him to agree to peace talks and beg for mercy, national affairs are not about fighting for temporary loyalty, and long-term consideration is required.

After they calmed down, they decided to go to Shou's funeral hall to pay their respects.

Changlefang was already covered in white, and the Shou family, which had been the most prosperous a few days ago, was now in mourning. The eldest son and his wife, who had made great military achievements and were the most proud of their family, passed away, and the respectable and noble wife of Duke Dingguo turned gray overnight.

After Xiao Yueshan and Zhou Yao entered the mourning hall, they paid their respects and burned incense to the spirit tablets of Shou Junzhong's family. All the adults in the mourning hall looked distressed. Many wives of officials had already returned to their hometowns for refuge, and there were only a few female relatives who came to pay their respects.

It was said that Duke Dingguo vomited blood and fell ill upon hearing the news of Shou Junzhong's family's death, and he is not in the mourning hall now. Xiao Yueshan exchanged a few words with the wife of Duke Dingguo, and then met Ji Shu with Zhou Yao.

"I heard that Envoy Wuge will arrive in Beijing soon, and Lord Yu from the Honglu Temple has already received orders to welcome him." Ji Shu said.

Xiao Yueshan had not been in Beijing for too long, so many messages were out of sync.

"Seeing that Yueshan is not in a hurry to seek refuge like those ladies, it must be that Madam Yu's family has already received the news. This war cannot be fought. If we can reach an agreement with the envoy of Sutun Anda as soon as possible, it will be a merit." Ji Shu continued.

He has always been known for his incorruptibility. No matter what kind of difficulties and dangers he faced, this "tiger-faced justice" never showed the slightest cowardice or retreat. Unexpectedly, he is now a peace advocate.

Before Xiao Yueshan and Zhou Yao had time to talk, Shou Junwu, who had resigned from his official position and left for Taozhou some days ago, actually rushed back to the Shou family.

Shou Junwu's face was old and he no longer looked like a young dandy. His tired eyes were bloodshot and his hair was dishevelled, forming a sharp contrast with his brand new snow-white clothes.

Behind him, he carried a Shou family silver spear inherited from his family. This silver spear witnessed the glory of his ancestors, but at this moment it seemed a little dull.

Shou Junwu walked straight to the memorial tablet of Shou Junzhong's family, knelt down and kowtowed three times, then stood up and said to everyone, "Blood debt must be repaid with blood! I'm going to seek revenge on Suton Anda!"

Lady Dingguo was horrified and quickly supported her son: "Nonsense! Your brother is gone. If anything happens to you, how will I live?"

Shou Junwu said with red eyes: "Mother, if I don't avenge this, I would not be worthy of being a man!" After that, he turned and left.

Ji Shu quickly stopped him, "Junwu, calm down! Seeking revenge now would be tantamount to committing suicide!"

Shou Junwu said excitedly: "Are you going to let me watch the remains of my brother's family being insulted?" He was furious, and his tone was filled with sad sobs.

Ji Shu advised: "It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. We should take a long-term view..."

"Besides, Sutun Anda is in his prime right now. You have never been to the battlefield. If you go there rashly, not only will you fail to get revenge, but you will also lose your life in vain!" Ji Shu said anxiously.

Shou Junwu refused to listen, shook off Ji Shu's hand, and insisted on leaving. He rushed very far away, and the wife of Duke Dingguo hurriedly asked people to chase him.

"Master Shou!" Xiao Yueshan walked out and called him, "Do you know why Wu Ge wanted to attack Da Zhao?"

Shou Junwu stopped, turned around and looked at her with a pair of bloodshot eyes: "Sister-in-law, you come and persuade me too."

Xiao Yueshan walked towards him step by step and whispered: "The third prince of Wuge, Sutun Anda, has mobilized his army this time with the intention of establishing a crown prince. According to the current situation, he is restrained by his brothers in the court, and Wuge will definitely not help him with all his strength. He must fight quickly and win military merits before returning to the court.

If you go there now and stir up the war for him, so that the Wuge court will pay attention to the war and give full support, it will be exactly what he wants. "Xiao Yueshan analyzed, "If you can't hit the target in one go, you might as well plan carefully and plan for later."

Shou Junwu clenched his fists. He didn't expect that this weak sister-in-law did not stop him from taking revenge. He calmed down temporarily and reluctantly accepted Xiao Yueshan's advice.

He said with a firm look in his eyes: "Okay, what do you think we should prepare? I will not be a human being until I have my revenge!"