Zheng Yidao has been an orphan since he can remember. In the past few years, he had to grow up with the help of his village neighbors. However, a little boy of six or seven years old could have the ability to rely on his own strength and eventually embarked on the road of begging.

Because he didn't want to bother the people in Murakami anymore, Zheng Yi packed up his bags on a night in the cold winter and left, leaving quietly.

Zheng Yi decided to go all the way east. He heard that it was the most prosperous place in the entire continent, and even the beggars there were all rich.

But the child is a child after all. After a day and a night, he was lost in the wind and snow. After three days, there was not much dry food left in the bag. Even Zheng Yi ate it tightly and completely ran out of food after a week.

Snow, low temperature, hunger, Zheng Yi collapsed one step forward, suddenly felt dark before his eyes, and then he lost all consciousness.

Zheng Yi felt that he was asleep, it was so cold, and there seemed to be a quilt in the distance. He tried very hard to grab the quilt and cover it, but no matter how he grabbed it, it was a little bit short, and it was really only a little bit.

At this moment, the quilt moved by itself, spread it out, and then covered him. The quilt was covered with a scent of fragrance, which was a very nice smell of sandalwood. He had smelled it at the home of the only teacher in the village before. This kind of sandalwood was not affordable by ordinary people.

Afterwards, Zheng Yi felt so warm, and he grabbed the quilt and pressed it on his shoulders, and suddenly felt even warmer.

"Young master, his fever seems to have subsided." Zheng Yi's ears moved, and he seemed to hear someone talking in a daze. Then he felt something warm pressing on his forehead.

"Go and prepare some hot water."

"yes."

Zheng Yi's fingers moved, and the surroundings were very warm. He felt that he had experienced this feeling when he was very young and when his mother was in her baby.

Zheng Yi opened his eyes and saw a young man with a very beautiful face. The young man saw that he woke up and smiled.

"You're awake."

Zheng Yi didn't know how to describe the young man's voice, but he just thought it sounded nice.

"What is this?" Zheng Yi looked around. It seemed like a cave, and there was a fire next to it. He was really covered with a quilt with beautiful patterns embroidered on it. It was exactly the same as what he dreamed of in his dream!

"You fainted in the snow, and I saved you when I passed by. If there was no one at home, follow me in the future." The young man took a bowl of hot soup from his subordinates and pushed it to Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi was surprised and didn't understand how this young man could see that there was no one in his family. Later, he thought about it carefully and felt that if the general could not even see this, would he still be a general?

Later, Zheng Yi learned that the person who saved him was Liu Xueding, who was considered a prominent family in the southern part of Chen State. That year, Liu Xueding happened to go to Beijing to be summoned by a relative and friend of a father who was an official in the court. When he passed by, he was unconscious in the snow and rescued him.

Liu Xueding was later Liu Zhanguo. His family originally wanted him to be a scholar, but he did not expect that he went against the family's vision and became a general, and the largest general in the world.

Later, Zheng Yi became the secret guard of Liu Zhanguo, which is the so-called dead soldiers. Zheng Yi himself asked. Liu Zhanguo originally arranged for Zheng Yi to be his personal guard. Although he had to block the knife for Liu Zhanguo when necessary, it was much better than the dead soldiers. The dead soldiers had to do many shameful things.

Suddenly, a slight sound of footsteps came from the front, pulling Zheng Yi, who was hiding in the tree and falling into memories, back to reality.

After seeing the person coming clearly, Zheng Yi glanced around and found that there was indeed no one else. He jumped down from the tree, quickly stepped forward and knelt on one knee, and whispered: "I'll pay homage to my wife."

The man who was called the wife did not respond to Zheng Yi. Time seemed to be frozen at this moment, and everyone around him fell into silence. After a long time, this woman with a good temperament seemed to be from a well-educated family and asked, "When will he be back?"

"Madam, general," Zheng Yi knew that the lady knew what the general was going to do, and it was impossible for the general to come back, but the lady asked this, and she must have hoped that the general would change her mind.

"It's not his fault. He has to be busy with his own business. He has suffered during this period. But the child is about to be born. I'm afraid he will leave regrets." The lady touched her belly, and it seemed that it was really time to give birth.

"Madam, the general said, "Young Nian." Zheng Yi didn't know how to comfort him for a moment, so he could only bring what the general told him to him.

"Did Xiao Nian? He said or did he say?"

"The general said you can't die." The lady muttered softly at first, and then suddenly said to Zheng Yi.

Zheng Yi, who had just held the dagger, suddenly paused, and looked at the general's wife in front of him. Liu Zhanguo was about to die. He had originally planned to follow the general, but now he had no regrets when the mission was completed, so he was about to take out the dagger and die, but he did not expect that his wife would see through and stop him.

"Chu'er is still young and needs your protection." The lady looked at Zheng Yi. In fact, she had already thought of her name for the flesh and blood in her belly. Her surname was Liu and Chu means the beginning of the year. "Little New Year" coincides with "Zhu". In some places, Xiao New Year means the beginning of the year, which is the same as "Zhu".

Actually, this name has a deeper meaning, but

Zheng Yi tightened his fists. The general was willing to save himself. If the general was not here, the wife and the young master were orphans and widows, would be really unsafe. He had the responsibility to stay and protect them. This was why he deserved the word "Yi" in his name!

So Zheng Yi followed his wife back to the orphan village.

The orphan village is a very special place. All the widows and orphans live there. The men died in battle, and some wounded soldiers who lost their ability to take care of themselves.

This orphan village was managed by Long Keer, because she was too kind and could not stand the helplessness of the soldiers and relatives who sacrificed their lives for the country, but she seemed to have forgotten that she was just a weak woman.

Although the court would pay pensions, in some places, all of these pensions were in pockets that should not have been included.

Standing at the entrance of the village, Zheng Yi looked south and seemed to see a comet cutting through the sky, and then he seemed to see a sharp sword light splitting the sky. Then he seemed to hear the Buddha's chant. Finally, there seemed to be a general's roar.

A general died, and he was the best general in the world. This should have caused the entire continent to shake three times, but it turned out to be like a needle falling into the sea, with only a single splash of water splashing, and it didn't even splash at all.

On the contrary, the cemetery of the eight countries made Chen State excited. It was already the New Year that every family was decorated with lights. After hearing this news, some people deliberately added a few more big red lanterns, which led to a great business in the lantern shop. It is said that the entire Chen State's lanterns were bought out, and some merchants rushed to other countries to purchase goods. In the end, the price of a lantern was actually raised to 100 taels of silver!

Seeing this, some big men followed suit and made fun of each other. They could sleep in Yanchun Tower for a top score of 100 taels of silver! However, they were all picked up by their mothers in their ears.

On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Feilong and one hundred soldiers from Feilong Camp under his command were removed from their armor and returned to the field, and vowed not to participate in any matters related to military and military affairs.

On the 13th day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Hu, the general of the Tiger Camp under Liu Zhanguo, disbanded his armor and returned to the field, and the 100 soldiers below also dispersed.

On the 15th day of the 12th lunar month, Liu Yang, the general of the Zhuque Camp under Liu Zhanguo, returned to his hometown due to an old disease. A few months later, bad news came, and the condition worsened and it was difficult to come back, so he dispersed the 100 soldiers below.

On the 16th day of the 12th lunar month, two million Liu family troops under Liu Zhanguo experienced abnormal movements

On the 18th day of the 12th lunar month, one million Liu family troops were disbanded and distributed to other generals.

On the 21st day of the 1st month of the 12th lunar month, the remaining one million Liu family troops were assigned to the four powerful generals under Liu Zhanguo who had not left. They each led 250,000 troops to guard the four gateways of Chenguo east, west, south, north and north.

From then on, two million Liu's army was assimilated into one million, and the remaining one million became border guards in all directions. Without the order of King Chen, they could no longer gather.

Liu Zhanguo's seven powerful generals left, three of them left, and four of them became border guards. If nothing unexpected happens, he will die on the border.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, King Chen appointed Mu Qing as the pillar country, and was also the leader of the six tribes and the head of the three dukes! It is not an exaggeration to say that Mu Qing is in power in the court and the country!

On the same day, a loud cry came from the orphan village, cutting through the quiet night. The men and women in the village shouted to the sky to celebrate the arrival of this new life.

On the first day of the New Year, King Chen changed his reign name "Xiande" and divided the land ceded by the eight countries into his own territory. From then on, the State of Chen became the largest and brightest point on the map.

In the fifth year of Xiande, the number of Chen's army expanded from three million to six million, and the investment in military affairs accounted for more than 70% of the annual treasury revenue.

In the seventh year of Xiande, the number of Chen's army stabilized at 8 million, and the other eight countries became cautious one after another. Some kings began to regret signing such an agreement with Chen, but it seemed too late.

On the New Year's Eve of the Ninth Year of Xiande, King Chen had a banquet for the ministers. He looked at the martial arts performance in the center and smiled. This was my soldiers; he looked at the night scene in the distance and smiled even more. This was my mountains and rivers; he looked at the endless sky and smiled vigorously. This was my world!

In the tenth year of Xiande, King Chen was appointed as the emperor and changed the country's name to "Wei", which was known as "Emperor of Wei". In order to show his authority, he told the world that "I" was the exclusive claim of the emperor. Since then, those who regard themselves as "I" are regarded as despising the imperial power and will be punished.

In the eleventh year of Xiande, Emperor Wei sat up in a rainy night and shouted that the eunuch outside. The eunuch who was taking care of Emperor Wei's daily life quickly pushed the door and walked in carefully. He happened to see the scene of Emperor Wei vomiting blood. He was so scared that he lost most of his souls and seven spirits. He immediately ordered someone to summon the imperial physician.

In the 12th year of Xiande, the news of the sudden stubborn disease of Emperor Wei spread throughout the world, and the other kings of the eight kings sneered, saying that this was the peak of prosperity and decline!

In the 13th year of Xiande, Emperor Wei's stubborn disease was difficult to eradicate, and became a chronic disease, and his health became worse and worse.

One night, he and Zhu Guo Mu Qing sat around the fire, feeling that the manpower was poor, but he heard Mu Qing’s advice: “Your Majesty, the eldest prince is not young, so he can arrange him into the cabinet and the old minister will take him to handle some affairs.”

Emperor Wei's expression changed slightly. After Mu Qing left, he issued an order overnight to recruit generals from all directions into the capital.

In the 13th year of Xiande, two of the four generals had their military powers taken back, and the other two were also weakened in disguise. From then on, the mobilization of the army required the Emperor of Wei to approve it.

In the 14th year of Xiande, natural disasters in the Wei State occurred everywhere, and the court was divided into multiple factions. Seeing that chaos in the Wei State was about to arise.

In the fifteenth year of Xiande, several generals of Wei State retired and returned home. Emperor Wei suddenly found that many of his soldiers were old. In addition to the two million newly recruited soldiers in the past eight years, among the nearly 6 million soldiers, nearly four million soldiers were over 35 years old, and two million soldiers were over 40 years old. In these two million miles, nearly five million soldiers were over 45 years old!

These veterans are far from catching up with the young people in terms of physical fitness.

In the 16th year of Xiande, Emperor Wei's condition worsened. At the same time, he found that since the departure of Liu Zhanguo, there was no young talent that could match him, and there was not even a person who could compare to the seven powerful generals under Liu Zhanguo. It was quite a bit like a genius withering.

However, what is terrible is that the other eight countries have emerged in geniuses, as if they are booming. Among the students who graduate from Aolu Academy every year, Wei has never entered the top twenty! This is a very shameful thing for the great country of Wei!

To this end, the State of Wei decided to screen out the ten best young people in the country and give them the best resources, hoping to turn the tide with these ten people.

These ten young people are called "Seeds of Hope".

"Seed of Hope?" On a hill not far from the orphan village, Liu Chu looked towards the imperial capital. In three months, he would be sixteen years old and meet the basic age requirements for joining the army. It is time to go out.

"Young Master, the lady has prepared the meal." Liu Chu heard the familiar voice behind her, turned his head and smiled and responded.

Zheng Yi's expression stagnated, as if he had seen the general when he was young.

"Old man, I heard that you came to Beijing at the age of sixteen and were originally a civil servant, so why did you join the army? I really want to know what happened that year." Liu Chu murmured.

When Liu Chu was twelve years old, his mother Long Keer told him everything. From then on, he understood what he would do in the future.

The great rivers and mountains that the old man has exchanged for his life, even if the country is surnamed Chen or Liu, he has to protect it himself.

The bet has been gone for most of the time. The second half should be the one who is his son.
Chapter completed!