In the spring of the second year of Yuanxi (AD 420), Liu Yu forced Sima Dewen to abdicate and became the emperor. The country's name was changed to Song Dynasty, which was changed to Yongchu in Yuan Dynasty. The Eastern Jin Dynasty was destroyed.

After Liu Yu ascended the throne, he changed the Eastern Jin Dynasty official selection system of "low-ranking officials have no high-ranking families, and high-ranking officials have no low-ranking families", and gradually regained power from the aristocratic families.

Liu Yu reused Han people and selected talents for the court according to the nine-grade Zhongzheng system.

Tan Daoji was also promoted to the rank of General Guarding the Army, and was given the rank of regular attendants on cavalry to guard the capital. In addition, for his service, he was granted the title of Duke of Yongxiu County, with a settlement of 2,000 households.

Tan Daoji has been working hard over the years, and he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Today the new emperor ascended the throne. He had been in the palace since Yinshi and was responsible for guarding the palace. It was not until the new emperor went to bed that he returned to the palace under the moonlight.

When he entered the backyard, he stood in front of his wife's room as usual. Ever since his daughter's accident, his wife had only resentment towards him. Although the two of them usually treated each other with respect and treated each other like guests, it was not difficult for even outsiders to see that there seemed to be a mutual affection between the two.

A cold wall separated the two.

The situation in the court has been changing recently. Tan Daoji has been busy all day long. Every time he is busy in court until late at night when he returns home, his wife has already gone to bed. Counting the days, he has not seen his wife for ten consecutive days.

When I arrived in the backyard today, I found that the lights were still on in my wife's room.

The maid serving the madam was waiting at the door. When she saw him coming, she hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "The master is back. The madam said, please come inside the house to continue."

Tan Daoji hesitated for a moment, and finally pushed the door open and entered the room.

Mrs. Tan sat on the edge of the bed in the inner room, separated by a screen. She had no intention of coming out, nor did she ask Tan Daoji to come in.

When she heard the maid leave the room and close the door behind her back, she said eagerly, "Today the new emperor ascends the throne, have you asked for a pardon for your daughter?"

Tan Daoji sighed inaudibly and did not answer. Just when the maid came to invite him, he knew what the lady wanted to ask.

Since he secretly told his wife the news that his daughter was not dead three years ago, she was ecstatic at first, and then went to the underground palace to be with her daughter regardless of the obstruction.

Mrs. Tan was by no means an unreasonable and unreasonable woman. Although she knew that her husband's actions were justified, her mother's heart made her unable to care about anything else and only wanted to take care of her daughter.

Tan Daoji was afraid that his wife's behavior would be noticed by outsiders, so he had his wife sealed off the backyard, not allowing his wife to step out of the backyard, and put her under house arrest in disguise.

Since then, Mrs. Tan has been looking forward to it day and night, hoping that Liu Yu will succeed, and she is probably more sincere than Liu Yu himself.

When a new emperor ascends the throne, a general amnesty is required as a rule.

By then, there would be hope for her daughter! But now... when she saw Tan Daoji not saying a word, her heart felt as cold as sinking into a ten thousand-year cold abyss.

She staggered out of the inner room, raised her pale and skinny hands and tightly grasped Tan Daoji's court uniform, and asked bitterly, "Why? What on earth are you doing! Are you so reluctant to give up power to you!"

She is your daughter! Your flesh and blood, how can you bear to let her live in the underground palace and die! She is ten years old now! She has been in the underground palace for seven years! How can you bear it! How can you..."

As Mrs. Tan spoke, she felt so anxious that her body went limp and she fainted.

Tan Daoji hurriedly picked up his wife, put her on the bed in the inner room, and called loudly for the imperial physician.

The servants outside the door were all startled when they heard the sound, and hurriedly ran into the house to serve. Tan Daoji cursed angrily, "You bastard! How do you usually serve your wife!"

Everyone present immediately knelt down, but no one dared to answer.

The lady was under house arrest here. She was depressed all day long, restless at night, and had no taste for food. After three years, her body had been exhausted.

She is as thin as a tree, her face is pale, and she cannot even muster the energy to speak on weekdays. But Tan Daoji doesn't know these things. He comes here every day and asks about his wife's condition every day. He knows better than anyone else that he

Why did the lady become like this?

Tan Daoji was filled with anger, not at his servants, but at himself.

After a while, the imperial doctor arrived. Since Tan Daoji held a high position in the court at this time, the imperial doctor naturally did not dare to neglect him.

He cut ginseng slices and put them under Mrs. Tan's tongue, then took out a silver needle and pricked her into the philtrum. Only then did she see Mrs. Tan slowly regaining consciousness.

She looked at the top of the bed with blank eyes and said with difficulty, "Everyone, get off."

The imperial doctor and his servants looked at Tan Daoji, saw him nodding, and then left one by one.

"For what?" Mrs. Tan's confused eyes were focused in one place at this time, looking straight at Tan Daoji, not allowing him to deal with her anymore.

Tan Daoji took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "For my unification of China. Today's Holy Emperor is the king who quells chaos and promotes prosperity. Only the Emperor can eradicate evil, cut off violence, and punish the internal and external. Only the Emperor can repay me and regain the north.

Jiang’s long-cherished wish. I’m sorry for you as my husband, and I’m also sorry for Yu’er…”

Having said this, Mrs. Tan already understood in her heart. Her husband was a brave warrior with outstanding military achievements. If there was anyone in the world who could attack the barbarians from the north and surround the territory to protect the territory, there was no one else except him.

And this is also his fate and his lifelong wish. How can such a husband sacrifice the big for the small? I just sigh, Yu'er will be innocent and become the paving stone for great achievements...

"Let's go..." Mrs. Tan said quietly, "This is the end of our relationship between you and me. I hope you will treat my son well. Even if she never sees the light of day again in this life, I beg you not to treat her badly."

After Mrs. Tan finished speaking, she closed her eyes and fell asleep as if she had exhausted all her strength.

Tan Daoji walked out of the room silently, clenching his fists until his joints turned white! He looked up at the sky, which had begun to turn white at this time, and he would have to go to court in an hour.

Another sleepless night...

The old butler, Uncle Tian, ​​appeared out of nowhere, approached Tan Daoji and said, "Master, is your wife okay?"

Tan Daoji shook his head slightly and asked, "How is the girl?"

Uncle Tian had no choice but to smile again and said in a low voice, "It's still the same. Zimo was in trouble all day long."

Hearing that his daughter was still so willful and mischievous, Tan Daoji felt relieved, and with a rare smile, he said, "That girl has been so lawless since she was a child. Now she is ten years old, and she still has the same temper. She is really older at three years old, and six years old

You get older with age."

Uncle Tian also nodded in agreement, "No. It's been a difficult time for me these days."

Tan Daoji asked, "Why?"

Uncle Tian spread his hands and said, "There is no place to look for books!"

Tan Daoji looked at Uncle Tian in surprise and asked, "Has she finished practicing all the martial arts manuals I gave you before? And where are the hidden weapon manuals?"

Uncle Tian replied with a smile, "We have finished practicing. The girl is very talented and can master any martial arts instantly. In fact, the girl has already mastered the skills that the master found, but now every move and style has reached full strength.

, I really didn’t have any more practice, so I forced the old slave to come again to ask for books.”

Tan Daoji couldn't help but pinch his brows with his hands, wondering, "That's the martial arts handbook handed down from generation to generation by several major clans in Tiannan Mountain.

If you want to learn more, you have to go to the Northern Wei Dynasty... I heard that there are still some descendants of Xuanmen there. That's fine, I'll just send someone to find her. Why don't you give her the military books in my room.

After all, martial arts is superficial, and it will take some time for her to learn the art of war thoroughly, and to be able to control her domineering temperament."
Chapter completed!