"It's pitiful that my father's loyal and brave life has ended like this." Hong He said almost through gritted teeth, with blood and tears behind him. "After my father left, my brother took me to hide around under the protection of the old Wolf Army, but there was no way to save him. Eldest sister. Until that day in the third year of Tai'an..."
She didn't say any more, and Fang Zilan repeated softly, "Three years in Tai'an?"
"In the third year of Tai'an, the Baiyue Xia family returned to Xiahou, changed their surname to Xiahou, and sent his daughter Yu to Dajing as a noble concubine." Li Shengxuan said quietly: "When passing by Feiling Mountain, I saw a fire on the top of the mountain, so I came to help. However, for It was too late, and most of the people in the mountain were killed in the flames."
"Sir, you know a lot." Hong He said coldly: "Do you know, sir, who are the people who died in the fire?"
Li Shengxuan was silent and did not answer, and Hong He continued talking to himself, "Those people are all bandits. That fire was started by my eldest sister. She endured all the humiliation for That’s the day.”
"General Xiahou has always found it strange that the fire was so huge, why a pregnant woman could escape." Li Shengxuan's eyes darkened, "It turns out that your sister had a premeditated plan."
"What, sir, do you still want to complain about those bandits?" Hong He snorted coldly, "Although the eldest sister escaped, she died in childbirth. In the end, only my brother and I were left to depend on each other."
When Fang Zilan heard this, she couldn't help but ask: "After that, you and Hongtai took over Feiling Mountain and took over..."
"The Hong clan is a minister and the Wolf Army is a soldier. How can we be bandits?" Hong He interrupted Fang Zilan sharply, "Miss Zixiu, you underestimate us brothers and sisters."
"If we follow what Miss Honghe said, the Hong family is not a bandit." Li Shengxuan said meaningfully: "Then why do you appear here today? And why is Hongtai the leader of Feiling Mountain?"
Hong He's expression froze, "If we were not forced to do so, how could my brother and I..."
She paused suddenly as she spoke, looked at Fang Zilan and said, "Miss Zixiu, you have done so many things for him. You should know the reasons best."
he? Fang Zilan reacted instantly, thinking that the Hong brothers and sisters were instigated by Ji Ningtian, and then they turned into bandits and became bandits sitting in Feiling Mountain.
Later, it continued to grow and develop, and became the leader of many mountain bandits, and also became the most distinctive banner of resistance to the imperial court.
"Miss Zi Xiu didn't speak, but she felt guilty? She didn't dare..." As soon as Hong Hefu started to speak, Fang Zilan stopped her, "I don't have any fear, it's just that I took the medicine and I can't remember many things."
She spoke in an understatement, but Li Shengxuan's expression changed on the side, and he tightened his hold on her hand, as if he was afraid that if he let go even a little bit, she would disappear.
Fang Lihui on the other side also had a face full of astonishment. No wonder he always felt that the current Fang Zilan was neither similar nor dissimilar to the previous Lan sister. Could it be because of amnesia?
"You..." Hong He looked at Fang Zilan in disbelief. She raised the corners of her lips and said calmly: "Miss Hong He, I know too much about him. Even if he can't kill me, he won't Let me go."
There was helplessness in her clear smile, and more of a carelessness, as if she was talking about an insignificant person. The past and the past are nothing but dirt.
"Miss Zixiu is so open-minded. If I ask any more questions, she will seem overbearing." Honghe calmed down and said, "Well, it is my brother and I's choice after all. We can't blame anyone else."
After she finished speaking, she let out a long sigh before continuing: "My father was loyal to General Zhenbei King Pingnan all his life. My brother inherited his father's legacy and was loyal to Princess Wuqing. The princess chose Ji Ningtian, and my brother followed her without hesitation. I chose Ji Ningtian. This is the beginning of everything."
"You can probably guess what happened next. My brother was ordered by Ji Ningtian to occupy the mountain and become the king. With the support of Uncle Sun and other old members of the Wolf Army, he recovered all the bandits on the mountain. The family became the only one in the world, just for the sake of one day being able to conquer the mountain. Serve Princess Wuqing in front of the horse and behind the horse, and restore the Chu state."
"But I always feel that all this is just a mirror image. Since the founding of the Dajing Dynasty, even if it is not a deep foundation, it has won the hearts of the people and is difficult to shake."
When Hong He said this, he smiled self-deprecatingly, "But it doesn't matter what I think. After all, it's all out of my control. My brother, Yin Quanzhang, and even King Rongan are just pawns on the chessboard. I can’t help myself…”
"You mean, King Rongan?" Fang Zilan couldn't help but interjected: "What does this have to do with King Rongan?"
"In the early years in the southeast, it was not easy for King Rong'an to cover the sky with one hand." Hong He explained: "All the important officials in each state have the right to participate. If someone does not give face to King Rong'an, he will not be able to do so." If you turn a blind eye, you will easily cause trouble. Therefore, it is imperative to win over and bribe me. My brother gave me to Yin Quanzhang, which is also a part of it. "
When she said the last sentence, her voice was a little lower, but Fang Zilan still heard it clearly. She said, "The person who advises King Rongan is Ji Ningtian."
In this way, it all makes sense. With Ji Ningtian's encouragement, King Rong'an used money or sex to acquire all the important officials of the various states as his own. Over time, the southeastern land became his one-spoken hall. No matter what happened, the truth could only flow out of his mouth. As for whether the truth was true or false, it was difficult to tell and it was not important anymore.
And Ji Ningtian knew all this. He held the handle of King Rongan, and under coercion and inducement, he controlled the southeastern region.
Ji Ningtian's move revealed that he was King Rong'an on the surface, but secretly he was a bandit.
No wonder that when the Miluo people went all the way north to attack the city and plunder the territory, General Shen was entangled by mountain bandits and was unable to rush to the battlefield, causing Beijing to lose the opportunity. Then as soon as King Rong'an came forward, he easily relieved General Shen's troubles and won popularity.
Now that I think about it, Ji Ningtian stood behind the scenes, as if he had calculated every step accurately, and then carried everyone with him to deduce complete games one after another according to his calculations.
Linked together, everyone inadvertently became puppets in Ji Ningtian's hands.
Thinking about it this way, when did Murong Qing, the loyal prince of Miluo, come together with Ji Ningtian? Was it before or after the battle with Miluo? If it is the former, then it is treason and collaboration with the enemy...
Thinking of this, Fang Zilan felt a chill running down her spine, and she felt even more ridiculous.
In Ji Ningtian's heart, does the word "family and country" really exist? Everything he did was for supreme power.
To put it bluntly, it is selfishness. For the sake of his own ambition, he can put others in dire straits, completely disregarding the life and death of others.
If a person like him who uses the world as a stepping stone once rules the world, won't he be in chaos?
