It was a novel with two male protagonists, telling the story of Helian Hao, the third prince of the Yu Kingdom, and Gu Shixin, a military general. They had known each other since childhood and supported each other. When they reached the top, they began a tragic love affair with ineffective communication. In the end, a conflict arose between the two, and the general fled to the northern border, never seeing the emperor until his death.

The Gu family has always been a family of military generals relied upon by the royal family of the Yu Kingdom.

Gu Shixin grew up in the army in the northern border and developed an unruly temperament. He always vowed from a young age that he would "conquer the fiercest horse and pursue the most beautiful person."

Gu Shixin was nine years old when his father returned to Beijing in triumph. He followed his father into the Second Imperial Palace and as soon as he saw the Third Prince Helian Hao, who was only eight years old at the time, he immediately recognized that he was the most beautiful person in the world.

Gu Shixin became a junior general at the age of twelve, leading troops to suppress bandits. At the age of fourteen, he led troops into battle. At the age of eighteen, he commanded the Gu Family Army and became its chief commander.

The nineteen-year-old emperor is seriously ill, and various forces are ready to make moves.

He revised his childhood goals - to conquer the fiercest horse, pursue the most beautiful person, crush the smoke of war in all directions, and protect the people of the world.

Gu Shixin took over the military power of his father's generation, maintained internal stability and resisted foreign aggression several times, and finally pushed the third prince Helian Hao to the throne.

He fought everywhere to stabilize the turbulent Xia Kingdom, but he and Helian Hao were rarely together, and a rift gradually developed between them.

In the third year of Helian Hao's reign, Gu Shixin, who had an old wound from the battlefield, finally pacified the four directions and came to Helian Hao's side. The two of them also spent a sweet time together.

But the hidden dangers have always been there. Gu Shixin has a wild personality and believes that if you like someone, you should put it into practice instead of just talking about it all day long.

Seeing that Helian Hao was busy with state affairs all day, he began to lend a hand and intimidate the court with his iron fist.

On the other hand, he did not like the open and secret struggles in the court, and often said that the capital was boring and wanted to volunteer to guard the border.

Whenever there was unusual movement on the border reported by Yibiantang, he was always the first to ask for battle.

Helian Hao was always tormented by the fear that Gu Shixin wanted to go to the border and leave him alone in the chaotic court.

So she wishfully thought that Gu Shixin's iron fist was because he loved power, and she kept delegating power to him, thinking that this would make him happy, stop asking for battles, and stay by her side with peace of mind.

As a result, Gu Shixin was busy with state affairs all day long and had no time to deal with Helian Hao.

In the fifth year of Helian Hao's reign, the conflict between the two intensified.

After a quarrel, Gu Shixin deeply felt that he was not only trapped in love, but also in the court that trapped him.

Unexpectedly, the two of them had another conflict at this time. He found that Helian Hao actually suspected him. It would be too boring to continue like this. It would be better to go back to the border. So he left a letter to resign and lived in seclusion in a small town in the northern border.

Gu Shixin roamed the streets of northern Xinjiang with the guards whom he had shared life and death with and whom he regarded as brothers.

The people sent by Helian Hao found Gu Shixin in the northern border and followed him for a few days. They saw the former General Gu fighting, causing trouble, and sneaking into the tent of a Hu woman.

The news was reported back to the capital city, driving Helian Hao crazy.

In fact, the assassins around Helian Hao were all trained by Gu Shixin. They were discovered by Gu Shixin as soon as they arrived in Suiyuan Town, but he just ignored them.

He just wanted Helian Hao to see that he was not the only one in his world and that he would be happier if he left him.

He is not only a general who leads his troops and a commander who plans and strategizes. He can also be an idler in the market and the lover of a foreign woman.

In a rage, Helian Hao sent assassins to kill Gu Shixin directly, but after he sobered up the next day, he sent people to bring him back.

He felt that Gu Shixin's love for him was just that, so he casually pointed to a palace maid to sleep with him. However, at the last moment, he found out that it was not the right person, and he lost interest.

Helian Hao was disheartened and felt that if it wasn't Gu Shixin, then it didn't matter who it was. Ministers repeatedly petitioned the emperor to marry. Helian Hao weighed the various forces in the court and first married the queen, and six months later he took in two concubines.

Gu Shixin, who was far away in the northern border, thought that even if Helian Hao didn't come to find him, he would send someone to capture him. However, he didn't expect that there was no news at all. He just felt that he had overestimated her weight in his heart.

Not long after, news came that Helian Hao was getting married. Gu Shixin sat there for two whole days and decided to let each other go.

He began to travel between the border towns of the two countries, worked as a peddler, became familiar with traveling merchants, and followed the caravans into the heartland of the Hu people, where he got to know more about their customs.

Two years later, there was chaos in the northern border. Gu Shixin appeared in the nearby city and led his troops to repel the enemy. Unfortunately, he was hit by a poisoned arrow when his old injury flared up.

Originally, it would take a long time to recuperate, but when Gu Shixin knew about Helian Hao's wedding, he was already in extreme pain. On the surface, he seemed to be indifferent to life and death, but in fact, he wanted to make a big deal out of it.

He asked the witch doctor for a highly toxic drug, which could forcibly boost a person's condition and make a broken-down person look like a good person. However, that good appearance came at the cost of lifespan, and Gu Shixin had to hold on until he returned to Beijing.

The guards couldn't bear to watch this anymore and asked the general why he had to do this. If he didn't return to the capital and beg the witch doctor to use witchcraft to save his life, he could actually live longer, but he wouldn't be able to resort to violence anymore.

Gu Shixin laughed: "Your general has been a bold and unrestrained man his whole life. If he can't use his martial arts skills, he might as well be dead."

The guard said, "General, you can go back to the palace. The imperial physician will be watching you, so you won't end up..."

Gu Shixin raised his head and gulped down half a pot of wine. "He already suspects me, so why should I go to the palace? I don't want to get involved in intrigues with those officials. He has already established a queen and taken concubines. I can't live happily anyway. I just want him to watch me die and make him even more unhappy than me."

Gu Shixin said, "Let him know that I was in good health all the way to Beijing safely, and then let him watch me die without being able to save me."

As he said this, Gu Shixin felt very happy and laughed extremely happily.

Helian Hao did send people along the way, ostensibly to send news about the army back to Beijing, but in fact he was more concerned about Gu Shixin's news.

He was fully convinced that now that the person was back, he would never let her go and would keep her by his side no matter what. This time, he must have won Gu Shixin over.

Helian Hao put on the most formal attire, arranged the highest-level ceremonial guards, and went out of the city to welcome them with excitement and joy.

Gu Shixin felt the poison take effect. He looked up and saw the city wall of the capital. Thinking of the sight he had in the Huben Camp four years ago, he crushed the last pill with force and slowly closed his eyes.

When Helian Hao rushed to the carriage, before Gu Shixin came out to greet him, he heard a howling cry from inside the carriage, "General!"

Helian Hao rushed into the car and saw that Gu Shixin still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were closed. His body was still warm, but he had no pulse.

Touching Gu Shixin's face, Helian Hao's eyes turned black. He bit his tongue hard, using the pain to maintain his conscious mind and prevent himself from fainting.

He insisted on driving Gu Shixin into the palace himself, and the moment he saw his ninth brother waiting for him at the palace gate, he jumped off the carriage.

Helian Hao held a grand funeral, and the national mourning lasted for 49 days.

I learned from the guards that Gu Shixin had fought in battles over the years, had narrowly escaped death several times, and was covered in wounds, but he never spoke about it out loud.

Helian Hao was heartbroken. He held Gu Shixin's body tightly and refused to let go, and told the guards to get out of here.

The guard then added, "The general has a message for your majesty: conquering the country is not easy, I implore your majesty to protect it well."

After Gu Shixin's death, Helian Hao didn't want to live anymore, but after hearing Gu Shixin's words, he guarded the world that Gu Shixin helped him to pacify alone and struggled for eight years.

As his health deteriorated day by day, he gave the world to his ninth brother's son.

In the end, he died of illness in the palace and was buried alone in the imperial tomb.

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