With a "click", the chopsticks of the old doctor Shen fell to the ground.

He immediately picked it up and laughed: "Oh, what identity can I have? I'm just an orphan..."

"Really?" Shen Ming stared at him, clearly unconvinced. "Then why is your last name Shen?"

Divine Doctor Shen: "Well...well, the family that found me was named Shen, so I also have the surname Shen, right? What's so strange about that?"

"So much talk, are you ready to eat?"

Mrs. Wenxiang touched him with her arm, and he dodged to the other side without even looking at her.

Shen Ming continued, "On the day of my sister's wedding, only Madam Wenxiang came to the mansion to eat, but when she left, it was you and Madam Wenxiang who found my father..."

"If you weren't peeking outside, how could you have happened to catch my dad leaning over the wall and peeking?"

The old doctor Shen's face darkened, and he glanced at Shen Ming impatiently: "I just love to lean on the wall and watch the fun! What? Am I bothering you?"

Shen Ming just stared at him without saying anything.

Old Doctor Shen knitted his eyebrows together: "What on earth do you want to say?"

"Sixty-three years ago, on June 28th, a servant secretly took a newborn baby away from the Shen family..."

Shen Ming said softly, "This child was sent to be raised in the home of the village chief of Lijia Village in Dahuai Town. The village chief's surname is Li, and the child's original surname was also Li, but he changed his surname to Shen after he grew up..."

"Mr. Shen, that child back then...was you?"

Old Divine Doctor Shen's expression changed several times before he finally calmed down. "Since you've already found out everything, why are you still asking me?"

Shen Ming was stunned at first, then his eyes became hot. He bowed deeply to the old doctor Shen: "Granduncle, you have suffered."

Divine Doctor Shen extended his hand to support him. "I have lived a peaceful and smooth life and have not suffered any hardship."

After a pause, he added: "Now that I am old, I don't want to dwell on my life experience anymore. Let the past be a passing cloud, and don't create any more trouble..." There was some earnestness in his words.

Shen Ming was silent for a moment, then bowed slightly: "Since this is what Elder Shen wishes, I will obey."

Doctor Shen nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, my husband and I will live in Xining in the future. If there are any patients in the Shen family who need our treatment in the future, please feel free to come to us."

Shen Ming bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Shen."

......

On the second day after the group left Beiyue, the Emperor of Beiyue discovered that the Nanyang Marquis Mansion and the Zhenguo Duke Mansion were deserted.

He was furious and ordered the Jinyiwei and the Imperial Guard to conduct extensive investigations. Ten days later, he found out that all the people from the two governments had fled to Xining.

At this point, it was obviously too late to capture the person.

As soon as the group entered Xining, they were warmly received by the emperor and empress, and immediately moved into the mansion that had been prepared long ago.

Lord Shen was conferred the title of Duke of Ning, and the Shen family moved into the Duke of Ning's mansion; Duke Xu was conferred the title of Duke of An, and the Xu family moved into the Duke of An's mansion. The two mansions were only separated by a single street, so their treatment was no worse than before in North Vietnam.

He also gave the old doctor and his wife a quiet valley in the suburbs for them to grow herbs and live in.

Life is very happy.

But the good times did not last long. Not long after, Fu Jiuli received a letter from the envoy of North Vietnam.

Congratulations to the new emperor on his ascension to the throne, and at the same time request that the new emperor send the fugitives from the two governments back to their country.

Fu Jiuli immediately showed the letter to his wife.

Shen Nanxing quickly glanced at the contents and laughed in anger: "He probably doesn't know that you are the new emperor of Xining yet."

Fu Jiuli: "Yes, we didn't send any information to North Vietnam. The spies that North Vietnam had in Xining were all my people. I guess the message they sent back only mentioned the new emperor's accession to the throne, but didn't specify who the new emperor was..."

"What does Madam want to do now?"

Shen Nanxing sneered: "Since North Vietnam is so intolerant of loyal ministers, then destroy it."

Fu Jiuli pulled his wife into his arms and chuckled, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Fu Jiuli immediately sent two letters to Nanjiang and Donglai respectively.

The letter to Southern Xinjiang was to request Southern Xinjiang to send troops so that the two countries could jointly attack North Vietnam; the letter to Dong Lai was to explain the various evil deeds of the North Vietnamese emperor and request him to stand by and not support North Vietnam.

But within a month or so, replies arrived from both countries.

Southern Xinjiang promised to send an army of 200,000, while Donglai said it would not interfere in the matter.

Everything was ready, and half a month later, the armies of the two countries assembled at the North Vietnamese border.

An army of 300,000 in Xining and 200,000 in southern Xinjiang, a total of 500,000 troops, officially declared war on North Vietnam amid the thundering sound of war drums.

Fu Jiuli personally led the troops in this battle, Yao Zhang was his deputy general, and Shen Ming was in charge of the rear to ensure a steady supply of food and supplies.

On the day of the battle, after Fu Jiuli discussed the detailed plan of destroying North Vietnam with the generals in the shogunate, all the generals left to prepare, but Yao Zhang stayed behind.

Fu Jiuli looked down at the sand table without looking up: "Deputy General Yao, is there something wrong?"

Yao Zhang stammered, "Your Majesty, I once injured the Empress... But it was on the battlefield, I..."

All the words I had prepared, when I actually said them, still felt too weak and I couldn't express them.

"No, no matter what, it is a fact that I have hurt the Empress. Please... please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Yao Zhang finished speaking in one breath and lowered his head deeply. Cold sweat oozed out of his forehead, dripping onto the ground drop by drop.

On the day of His Majesty's coronation and the ceremony of establishing the Empress, he recognized the Empress's identity and became restless, not knowing how to explain this to His Majesty and the Empress...

Fu Jiuli looked up at Yao Zhang, who was hunched over like a quail, and suddenly asked, "If you were given another chance, and you knew she would be the future Queen of Xining, would you still hurt her?"

Yao Zhang was stunned. Although he didn't know why the emperor asked this, out of his duty as a subject, he still thought carefully about the emperor's words.

After thinking about it, his heart sank and he didn't know how to answer.

But at this moment, His Majesty urged again: "Will it be?"

Yao Zhang made up his mind, closed his eyes, and stomped his feet, ignoring the beads of sweat that were dripping down his cheeks. He blurted out, "Yes!"

Fu Jiuli: ...

I wanted to find a reason to punish him, but I didn't expect this!

Taking a deep breath, Fu Jiuli forced a smile. "Deputy General Yao's character is truly impressive. After we win this battle, you will be promoted to General of Xining."

Yao Zhang: ???

Yao Zhang: "...What about the Queen?"

Fu Jiuli: "Deputy General Yao is devoted to the country. My queen is a man of great integrity. How could she argue with you over such a trivial matter?"

Yao Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. "Your Majesty, I admire your righteousness. I will dedicate myself to Xining until my death!"

As soon as the call was finished, he started to move forward with excited steps.

Fu Jiuli:!!!

He would never tell Yao Zhang that his wife had expressed admiration for him...

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