After night falls, the thousands of households with lanterns lit up are like bright stars; this big city named Beiyuan Jing has quietly changed its leader. And there are some obvious bleak places among them, which are the locations of those homes that were raided and raided during the day.
Therefore, as one wave after another came the officials and generals who came to see him, all living beings behaved in various ways. They either pointed to the sky and the earth and clapped their chests and swore allegiance, or they cried bitterly and confessed and begged for mercy, or even complained and exposed each other through gritted teeth;
Or they cry hoarsely about their miserable experiences, difficulties, and losses... But Jiang Tian, who was accompanying him, saw a round face that had grown up rapidly in just a few months and was completely different from the timid and shy girl in the past.
In other words, the many experiences and tribulations during this period have allowed her to deal with most people and things relatively calmly. The few situations that left her helpless were caused by the absolute power gap and information generation gap.
Just like this time. When she went through hardships and obstacles along the way, defeated endless attacks and assassins along the way, and arrived at the destination she was looking forward to; this is the premier city in the north of the country of Haidong, one of the five small capitals (capital capitals) besides Wang Ji. One of Kitahara Kyo.
He wanted to establish a platform for temporary supervision of the country, but he encountered unexpected cold reception and various overt and covert difficulties. Whether it was the local nobles and feudal lords who seemed to be eager to welcome her, or the respectful officials both inside and outside Xiaojing, they did not take her seriously.
The so-called identity of the crown prince and the authority to supervise the country, as well as the various followers and armed guards gathered along the way; after entering the capital of the North, it was like being caught in a tightly woven network; It soon became difficult to move forward, and I even couldn’t move...
After they had initially figured out the details of the Crown Prince's entourage through more than half a month of banquets and contacts, all kinds of dark tricks in the city began to follow one after another. Those who are weak-willed among them are easily coerced, lured, and coerced; the die-hard elements are framed...
Therefore, with the joint efforts of all parties in the city. In just a few days, the only wings around Little Round Face were cut off or betrayed, and the newly-constructed Xingtai Officer and Guard Camps were also filled with the children of various families. The authority within it was easily seized;
An Wuyi, the acting governor who escorted him all the way, became the first victim of Shu Da's wind; he soon fell off his horse and died unexpectedly during a drill. Later, after Hong Dashou and other closest Zhongyongdu were incorporated into the military guard camp, they were implicated and charged with various crimes, and were imprisoned and tortured one by one.
But when she was isolated from the inside and outside by the combined force, she was shocked to find that the familiar faces sent out around her had not appeared for a long time; and the maid she sent to find out what happened could not even get out of the gate of the station. However, the situation is irreversible.
Because, a group of local civil and military officials headed by Shi Mihong, the left-behind minister in Beiyuanjing, Li Bi, the Shaoyin of Xiaojing, Chen Jingtai, the governor of Yuanzhou, and Zhang Guangbi, the rear general, united with the noble surnames and feudal lords in Beijing, and easily took over and controlled them. , the so-called supervision of the power inside and outside the country.
Then, it was these people who bullied and threatened step by step, trying to gradually tame the little round-faced child into a puppet placed on the table like a clay bodhisattva and allowed to be manipulated and manipulated. But at this point, it aroused a certain temperament in the little round face,
So he cut off his bun to show his ambition. He neither cooperated nor accepted their demands, and he resolutely refused to accept any coercion. Even after the maid she was familiar with was killed, she persisted in dealing with her until now. But things changed again.
Because those civil and military officials were secretly jealous of each other and did not want their own families to be accused of forcing the murder of their master. After being unable to force them to submit for a long time, they also lost their patience and barely maintained tolerance. A new agreement was reached in private.
However, he no longer cares about the basic face and fig leaf, and plans to sell Xiao Yuanlian as the only remaining prince of the Supervisory Kingdom to the outside world for a price; in the hope of recruiting a husband and his family from the surrounding forces by entering into a marriage. As an aid to rejuvenate the country and expel foreign enemies.
When things got to this point, Little Round Face had no choice but to burn incense and bathe as an excuse to complain to the ancestral temple. He took the last of his followers and hid in the branch ancestral temple in Beiyuan Jing, thinking that there was no way to delay and try to escape. means. It's a pity that the guard was tight and it failed in the end.
Therefore, when the matter reached the irreversible last moment, Little Round Face actually secretly planned to use the Changming lamp oil in the branch family's ancestral temple as firewood to burn everything down; he would not hesitate to die with his own body, but also to destroy the ambitions and plots of those people. Completely exposed.
However, the spies hidden among her followers inadvertently ruined her plan again. Therefore, her last reliance was a pair of sharpened armbands hidden in her sleeves, which were the last relics left to her by the maid who was tortured to death.
However, just when the little round face was kneeling in front of many ancestral temple tablets, he was saying his final farewell. She thought that it was the Immortal Ancestor who appeared in front of her like a divine weapon descending from heaven when she was dying. Then, as if she was moved by heaven, her wish really came true...
Jiang Tian just watched her, constantly meeting various people, giving orders, and handling affairs; at the same time, he felt the changes in his mood coming from the link of thoughts. When everyone retreated, the large, brightly lit inner room finally became empty and clean.
"Ancestor," the small round face suddenly appeared, with a helpless and hopeful expression that made people feel distressed: "Can you let Man'er...". Jiang Tian sighed and nodded, then took her into his arms with ease, and slowly stroked her unusually soft bun.
In an instant, she was like a cat looking for a nanny, tightly grasping Jiang Tian's shirt, and burying her head in without hesitation, but her petite shoulders and back swayed and undulated slightly.
"All this is difficult for you. If you have any grievances or frustrations, just cry them out!" Jiang Tian couldn't help but caress his back and said:
"No, no, Man'er can't cry," the little round face muttered in her arms: "Man'er promised the ancestor that Man'er must be strong, confident and self-reliant, and can no longer be easily moved or shed tears. .”
Although she said that, under Jiang Tian's gentle soothing and rubbing, her shoulders started to shudder more and more. At first it was a choked sob similar to a small animal grinding its teeth, but it soon turned into a whimpering sob, and then into a heart-opening wail; and an intermittent gossamer voice:
"Ancestor... I was wrong... Man'er shouldn't believe them... It was Man'er who harmed those who trusted and followed me. Man'er feels so uncomfortable and regrets endlessly!"
"Okay, now that I'm here, things are not irreversible yet;"
