Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

When Yan Bei led his soldiers to the pass, they took back Tongmu Pass without sacrificing a single soldier.

He looked at the flames rising into the sky below and patted Lu Xunhuan on the shoulder: "Good, come with me to Longzhou City."

Lu Xunhuan suggested, "The enemy suffered a crushing defeat. If the commander returns, he might be killed."

"Therefore, I predict that they will rebel, and the first step in their rebellion will be to occupy Dongyuanzhou and Zhongzhou and use them as their base."

"But if they rebel, the king will surely send a large army to crush them."

"When two tigers fight, the hunter wins."

"When both sides are exhausted, we will seize the opportunity to send troops across Tongmu Pass."

"Even if we can't occupy the entire Zhou Kingdom, as long as we firmly control these two states, there will be no problem at all."

Yan Bei thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty has not ordered us to march into the Zhou Kingdom, so I cannot act on my own. Let's talk about this later. I will rest for a few days and return to Longzhou City first."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Your Highness, this opportunity is fleeting."

Yan Bei smiled slightly: "I know it makes sense."

"But if I did that, first of all, I wouldn't have the imperial decree from His Majesty. I would be acting on my own, and someone in the court would impeach me."

"Secondly, I only need to make a small contribution. If my contributions are too great, they will overshadow the ruler and I will be seen as a thorn in the side of others."

After Dong Yan recaptured Tongmu Pass, it left behind elite soldiers and generals to guard it.

Yanbei redeployed its troops in the three border counties, adding two more battalions than before.

In addition, the Nanjun City garrison camp was also expanded accordingly.

There were three battalions before, but after adjustments, it increased to five battalions.

Therefore, the Sima of Nanjun City suddenly had a force of 100,000 under his command, which was equivalent to a general.

On the way back to Nanjun with Yan Bei, Lu Xunhuan suggested to Yan Bei, "The previous fall of Tongmu Pass was due to negligence on the part of the guards. The former Nanjun City Sima cannot escape the blame."

"I have a candidate to recommend. He once bravely defended Tongmu County with me and repelled several enemy attacks."

Yan Bei nodded: "We must replace someone. Tell me your name."

After returning to Nanjun City, Yan Bei took his army to rest for a few days.

These few days were also the days when he made adjustments to Nanjun City.

Someone must be held responsible for the previous fall of Tongmu Pass.

Except that the former Sima of Nanjun City was demoted to a commoner.

The former governor of Nanjun Chengzhou Prefecture was also dismissed from his post and demoted to a commoner.

Lu Xunhuan had no involvement in this matter; it was Yan Bei's own idea.

After Yanbei demoted the former governor to a commoner, he immediately appointed Lord Sun as the new governor of Nanjun City.

Lu Xunhuan watched officials being demoted one after another and new officials taking office one after another.

He understood that the reshuffle in Yanbei was intended to punish officials who failed to perform their duties and to support his own forces.

Lord Sun is a good friend of Yanbei’s teacher, so he is naturally from Yanbei.

When Lord Sun recommended Lu Xunhuan to Yan Bei's teacher, he was actually recommending Lu Xunhuan to Yan Bei.

Lu Xunhuan finally went to the Immortal Ancestor Temple in Nanjun City.

The governor of the prefecture was demoted and ordered to leave Nanjun City within three days.

After being demoted to a commoner, the governor of the state had no choice but to return to his hometown.

Naturally, I have to take the whole family back to my hometown, and my wife must go with me.

As she was about to leave, she asked her maid to deliver a letter, asking Lu Xunhuan to see her for the last time.

Lu Xunhuan went to the Xianzu Temple at the agreed time.

At dusk, the Xianzu Temple, hidden under the trees, was already quite dark.

Behind the Xianzu Temple, there is the residence of the temple keeper.

The lady gave money and bribed the relevant personnel, and waited here to land and have fun.

The door was gently pushed open and Lu Xunhuan stepped in.

It was a dim environment, with almost no light left.

The lady threw herself into his arms and burst into tears before she could say a word.

Lu Xun Huan hugged her silently for a long time before saying, "Someone must take responsibility for the fall of Tongmu Pass. This is the rule of the officialdom. I can't help."

He pulled out a pile of gold notes from his pocket and handed them all to his wife: "These are enough for you to spend for decades. Keep them."

The lady accepted the gold note, thinking that she had always been generous in giving money to Lu Xunhuan in the past.

But now, the situation is reversed, and it is Lu Xunhuan who gives her money so that she can live a better life in the future.

The past and the present are reversed, and life is also reversed, just like a dream.

She fell from being a high-ranking governor's wife to a commoner woman in an instant.

How can I not feel sad when I think about it?

She hugged Lu Xunhuan and burst into tears again. She cried for a long time but couldn't calm down.

I don’t know how much time passed, but it was already dark outside for a long time.

The lady sobbed and her crying gradually subsided.

She pulled Lu Xunhuan and sat on the edge of the bed.

Then, she nestled in his arms and sang softly: "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road..."

He sang only this one line and couldn't sing any more.

She choked up again, tears falling like beads.

After crying for a while, my eyes were swollen.

But the room was dark and Lu Xunhuan couldn't see anything.

He could only comfort her: "There's nothing wrong with not being an official. As the saying goes, being free is a relief. Life is but a hundred years, like a passing cloud."

The lady raised her head and said, "I understand all this. I just can't bear to leave you. From now on, I'm afraid I'll never see you again."

She held his face, closed her eyes, and kissed him.

A spark was ignited, just like finding warmth and comfort in darkness and loneliness.

That spark gradually grew bigger and burned brighter and brighter.

The fire in the lady's heart was burning brightly.

Even if she turns to ashes in the raging fire, she doesn't care. She is willing and has no regrets.

By the time Lu Xunhuan returned to Lord Sun's courtyard, it was almost dawn.

Lord Sun was still sweeping the yard with his clothes on before daybreak.

Lu Xun Huan asked, "You can't even see it, how do you know if it's been swept clean?"

Lord Sun said, “Sometimes, we don’t know where something is dirty and we think it’s clean, so we don’t sweep it.”

"In fact, it has been covered with dirt for a long time. Even though you can't see it yet, it's better to sweep it than not to sweep it. You will always sweep away some of it."

Lu Xun Huan heard that he seemed to have some hidden meaning in his words, so he said, "I will be very careful when I go to Longzhou City and try not to bring shame to the teacher."

Lord Sun said, "Have you forgotten so quickly what I told you before we left for the battle?"

"If someone invites you, go. If this matter gets out to Longzhou City, forget about marrying the princess."

Lu Xun Huan said, "It's normal for friends to meet and say goodbye."

Lord Sun stopped sweeping his broom and said, "Oh, yes, you mean you just chatted and said goodbye all night, and didn't do anything else?"

Lu Xunhuan walked towards his room: "Don't sweep, it will disturb everyone's sleep."

Lord Sun said behind him, "The heart is like a bright mirror. It must be wiped frequently to prevent it from being obscured by dust."

Lu Xunhuan pushed open the door and said, "There is nothing in the first place, so how can dust gather?"

Lord Sun was in a daze in the courtyard: "There was nothing originally, so where did dust come from?"

"Oh, why is this kid always one level higher than me in artistic conception?"

"Hahaha……"

He suddenly laughed a few times, threw the broom away and stopped sweeping.