After hearing Ouyang Shan's words, Huang Qiong couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Old Sir, who was so ill that he was still planning for national affairs, and the map of Longyou." I am a man of noble moral character, and this character can serve as a model for the princes of this dynasty and the world, but I am far from it. Well, since you don’t want to, I won’t force you.”
After patting Ouyang Shan on the shoulder, Huang Qiong returned to his own place. After taking a short rest, he picked up his pen and started writing the memorial. After Huang Qiong left, Ouyang Shan sent several of the women he selected to his residence. At the same time, he also told Zhou Zhiyuan what Huang Qiong meant. Although he has always been clean and self-possessed under his father's teachings, he still understands some of the ways of the world.
Zhou Zhiyuan, who received Huang Qiong's instructions from Ouyang Shan, frowned slightly and seemed a little hesitant at first. But in the end, two and two maids were selected from the group of concubines that Tuoba had moved to and taken away with them. Looking at Zhou Zhiyuan's leaving figure, Ouyang Shan scratched his head, not wanting to understand why General Zhou had changed so much.
From my contact with him on the way to reinforce Huaiyuan Prefecture, he was considered a gentleman and he was very strict in running the army. When he heard the King of England giving him a reward, the hesitation on his face was also very obvious. Why did you suddenly change your style? He picked out the two most beautiful women among the remaining ones, and also took two maids with him. How did this guy change so quickly?
Ouyang Shan thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. The people were ordered to keep an eye on the remaining people, especially Tuoba Dezhao, the second son of Tuoba Jiqian, and wait for the King of England's disposal. Taken together, these women are not as valuable as that boy alone. Although he still didn't know how the King of England would deal with this young man, Ouyang Shan knew that this man could not die at least now.
As for himself, he took people to check the city defense. At this time, Huaiyuan Prefecture seconded a thousand border troops and had returned to Huaiyuan Prefecture. There were more than 100,000 party members outside the city, and he was really worried. There is also military discipline, which he is also concerned about. He felt at ease with his subordinates and the border troops in this regard. But he was not so reassured by the military discipline of the thousand Royal Guards who followed the King of England into the city.
At present, in and around Lingzhou City, more than 100,000 party members, almost all the young and middle-aged people, have been recruited by Tuoba. The rest are a group of old, weak, women and children. There are three thousand soldiers inside and outside the city. They are not just three thousand soldiers, but also three thousand hungry wolves. If military discipline is not observed, those party women will suffer. He didn't want to give his subordinates the kind of reward of three days of no military discipline.
The women he sent to Huang Qiong's residence all knew what they would encounter. Originally, Mrs. Yeli, who was known as the most beautiful woman in the Dangxiang tribe, wanted to commit suicide by hitting the wall, thinking that her husband was honorable. Tuoba Jiqian talked about restoring the glory of the party, but in fact he was unable to change the people of the party. They had been highly sinicized for more than a hundred years. All he could do was to shave his hair and change his clothes.
But it has been deeply imprinted in the bones of today's Dangxiang people, and some Han people's concepts are unable to change. Not to mention ordinary tribesmen, not even his wives and concubines can change. Faced with the humiliation he was about to suffer, Nori wanted to die. However, her move to seek death was stopped by the Rong family. The Nong family, who had always been in a weak position when getting along with the Yeli family, now had an unusually firm attitude.
Even under some circumstances where he couldn't stop him, he slapped Ye Lishi directly, which stunned him. Looking at the pale-faced Ye Lishi, Zongshi sighed and advised: "Death is not terrible, but we can't die at this time. Although I have so many sisters around me, it has always been very difficult for me. Here we are. Right now, there are only two children left alive."
"Deming died in the battle a few days ago. Now I only have Dezhao as my root. Now that Dezhao has also fallen into his hands, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape. We must find a way to get what's left of me." This root is saved. It’s okay for us to suffer a little grievance, but at worst it’s like being bitten by a dog. As long as Dezhao is saved and a root is left for me, everything will be worth it.”
"Yeli Mulan, I know that Dezhao is not your biological son, but he is now the only root left for me. My life and death are unknown now, and Dezhao is the only hope of the Pingxia tribe. I know that you are from our party. The largest tribe in the world, the Yeli family, has been eating food since childhood, and has never suffered such grievances. But today, in order to protect Dezhao, you have to accept this grievance, and you have to accept it if you don't."
Seeing that Zongshi, who was usually as gentle as water but would not even say a harsh word, was now like a lion lecturing him. Yeli Mulan was a little at a loss for a while. But she knew that Wang's statement was not wrong. Deming died in battle, and Dezhao, who was not his biological son, became the only reason for Tuoba's continued migration. With Tuoba Jichong's current whereabouts unknown, he is even the only root of the Tuoba family.
Although she is not a Han Chinese, she still understands the principle of cutting grass without eradicating the roots, and the spring breeze will bring new growth. She knew that as Tuoba Dezhao's only successor, the chance of Tuoba Dezhao's survival was extremely slim. But if I can really confuse the King of England, maybe I can save the only root of the Tuoba family. Thinking of this, Yeli Mulan gave up the idea of seeking death.
Looking at Yeli Mulan who finally calmed down, he looked at the equally pale Yeli Weilan next to him, who was Tuoba Deming's wife. This poor woman was born with a beautiful face, but she became a widow less than three months after she passed away. There was also Tuoba Jichong's wife Wei Mushi, the most beautiful woman in the entire Wei Mushi family. With a long sigh, the Gong family embraced all the women in her arms.
Except for Tuoba Ji'ai's wife, she hanged herself that night after seeing her husband's extremely miserable remains. Almost all the members of the Tuoba family are here. This King of England is publicly humiliating their husbands. Not only did he want to defeat their husbands on the battlefield. What's more, those who want to insult him in this way are even the entire Tuoba family and even the Pingxia tribe.
Although the women don't know what the current situation of the war is, the fact that the British King appears in Lingzhou City now shows that Tuoba's move is already in dire straits. Although it is not known yet, Tuoba Jiqian committed suicide in Shigou City. The head of the British king whom they hated so much was brought to Lingzhou City. He was delivering the message to the public at the various military garrison locations outside the city. Tuoba Jichong is also being escorted from Huaiyuan Prefecture.
But several women all agreed that they were still hoping that the party hero in their eyes would get them out as soon as possible. Although at the moment they had to compromise in order to save Tuoba Dezhao, the only source of Tuoba's continued migration. But in their hearts, they never accepted their fate. At least before they knew about Tuoba Jiqian's death, they would not accept their fate.
In the inner room, several women decided to protect Tuoba Dezhao, the only remaining root of the Tuoba family, at all costs. In the study room in front, Huang Qiong was receiving an uninvited guest. This person is none other than Fan Jian's sister-in-law, Fan Dao's wife. Fan Jian, who is currently coordinating grain and grass in Chang'an, met Fan Dao and his wife who came to the northwest a few days ago.
When Fan Dao and his wife were inspecting the store in Chang'an, they learned from Fan Jian that the elder of the Fan family in the northwest was greedy for the rebels' high money and sold a large amount of grain to the Ningxia rebels, which made the King of England very dissatisfied. , Fan Dao and his wife were also surprised. They were not fools, and they knew immediately that this elder's actions clearly exceeded the bottom line of the court's tolerance.
What he earned was not just money, but the lives of hundreds of members of the entire Fan family. If this matter is not resolved, there will definitely be no good fruit for the Fan family when the court is freed up. At least one charge of collaborating with the enemy or subsidizing the enemy is enough to have the Fan family confiscated and exterminated. Although the Fan family had bribed some officials in the court, they could speak for themselves. But there are many officials who can't stand the Fan family.
If those people add insult to injury, the situation faced by the Fan family will be even more difficult. Moreover, if something like this happens to the Fan family, those officials who were brothers to the Fan family in the past and received a large sum of money from the Fan family every year may not dare to stand up for the Fan family. Especially the King of England, who has never rubbed sand in his eyes since he took charge of the country. The Fan family is a martial arts family and a famous merchant family.
But the Fan family is still a subject of the Da Qi Dynasty, and most of the business is still under the jurisdiction of the Da Qi Dynasty. If they fall out with the court, the Fan family will not have much to gain. It’s true that the Fan family is a martial arts family, and it’s true that they have many masters. But no matter how many masters you have, how can you be the opponent of the imperial army of Wan Jing Zhi? Back then, the Shaolin Temple in Songshan had more masters than the Fan family, and the eight hundred monk soldiers were not given in vain.
But it's not the same as being completely wiped out under the siege of the imperial army? No matter how many masters the Fan family has, can they still compare to the Shaolin Temple back then? What's more, the Fan family is not the palace of Guilin County, and they cannot afford to fall out with the court in business. So Fan Dao and his wife, who were eager to put out the fire, worked together. Fan Dao stayed in Chang'an to deal with the elders who had caused trouble for the Fan family, and his wife Xingye caught up with the King of England to apologize.
Fan Jian's sister-in-law chased Huang Qiong all the way from Chang'an to Qingyang Mansion. As soon as I arrived at Qingyang Mansion, I received another notification from the Fan family that the King of England had led his army to the north. His sister-in-law was also a resolute person, so she chased him all the way. As a result, as soon as they reached Tongxin County, they saw the army fighting fiercely. After the war settled down, it was known that the King of England had arrived in Lingzhou, so he pursued him all the way.
Mrs. Fan obviously did not expect that the seemingly powerful rebel army would be wiped out in such a short period of time. Looking at the large number of Dangxiang rebels being escorted along the way, I couldn't help but think highly of the British king. After entering Lingzhou City, she didn't even take a breath and simply took a shower and changed clothes. Accompanied by the Fan family's steward in Lingzhou, they arrived at Huang Qiongxingyuan.
Fan Jian's sister-in-law almost witnessed with her own eyes the entire process of He Yuanfeng's fierce battle with the main force of the rebels. The combat power of the Xijing Camp left an extremely profound impact on her. Faced with the battlefield filled with arrows and spears, and the several corpses of the rebels piled everywhere on the ground after several charges, this daughter-in-law of Fan's parents, who was used to seeing big scenes, was even a little frightened.
She couldn't imagine what would happen to the Fan family if this scene happened to them? Once the head of the Fan family is wiped out by the imperial court, the branches, which were already luxuriant and had a faint centrifugal tendency, and even branches in various places, will probably fall apart in the shortest possible time. She knew Fan Jian's character. Although he was a bit glib, he never exaggerated.
Fan Jian personally told the couple that after receiving the news, he also tried to find ways to rectify the matter in order to save it. It's a pity that the elders in charge didn't even give him a thumbs up. If he were not in front of the King of England, he would still have some face. The King of England gave the Fan family a chance to rectify themselves. Several branches of the Fan family in Xijing would have been bleeding like rivers long ago.
