Historical Records
"Book of Wei·Biography of the Concubines": "Empress Wenyi of the Xiao family is also the ninth princess of Nanchen. The emperor won the world, but later lost his homeland. In the winter of the fifteenth year of Yong'an, he died at the age of thirty-two. His last words were to burn the ashes and scatter them in the river. The emperor followed and divided his ashes and returned them together."
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In troubled times, there are only two answers to survival:
Either become a chess player or become a pawn in the game.
She is Xiao Wan, the ninth princess of Nanchen. She went north to find a way out and find relatives. She just wanted to be a gentle dodder flower.
He is Tuoba Yuan, the fourth prince of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was born as an emperor and only saw the chess game of unifying the country.
When they first met Luo Yanpo, he saw the desire for survival in her eyes, which was clearly on the verge of collapse but forced herself to remain calm.
"Princess, please move." He stretched out his hand and taught her how to play chess, layout, and stand firm in the blood and fire.
She learned so well that she gradually forgot that she was always the sharpest piece in his chess game.
Troubled times are like a melting pot, forging out either the hegemony of heroes or the bones of idiots. There is never the reunion of ordinary children.
On the day Jiangling City was destroyed, she finally understood:
Every bit of tenderness he gives has a price tag; every move he teaches is paving the way for today.
The letter she wrote to save her brother became his sword to destroy the city; her homeland became the step for him to ascend the throne.
The way of the emperor is the way of giving up.
Let go of personal relationships, let go of conscience, let go of... That Xiao Wan who once waited for him on rainy nights.
He made her his queen, gave her supreme glory, and also gave her a prison from which she could never escape.
From then on, every night in the palace, the dragon and the phoenix were covered with two people sleeping with their backs facing each other:
One can conquer the world, sit alone on a high place and look at thousands of miles of mountains and rivers;
One has betrayed his motherland and kneels in his heart to offer sacrifices to thousands of dead souls.
They spent their lives proving that——
In the rules of survival in troubled times, true love is the most luxurious price and the sharpest weapon.
The Yangtze River flows eastwards, washing away so much love and hate in the past and present.
There are very few history books, but I only remember the two people standing side by side under the plum blossom tree that year:
One year old and one prosperous,
See you again next year.
Intention: No regrets in making a move