Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 88
After nightfall, the thousands of households lit up by the lights are like shining stars; this big city named Beiyuanjing has quietly changed its master.And there are some obvious bleak spots in it, where the homesteads were seized and looted during the day.

Therefore, with the wave after wave of officials and generals who came to see them, all living beings behaved in various ways.They either swear allegiance pointingly and smacking their chests, or cry and confess and beg for mercy, or even gnashing their teeth and exposing each other;
Or cry hoarsely, about their miserable experience, difficulties, and losses...However, Jiang Tian, ​​who was accompanying her, saw a small round face that had grown rapidly in just a few months and became very different from the timid and shy girl in the past.

In other words, the many experiences and tribulations during this period have enabled her to deal with most of the people and things relatively calmly.And the few situations that can make her helpless are caused by the absolute power gap and information generation gap.

Just like this time.When she went through all the hardships and dangers, thwarted the endless stream of attackers and assassins, and arrived at the expected destination; this is located in the north of the Haidong Kingdom, the leading city, and one of the five small capitals (accompanying capitals) outside Wangji. One of Kitahara Kyo.

He wanted to set up a platform to temporarily supervise the country, but he encountered unexpected cold reception and all kinds of difficulties in the open and in the dark.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 didn't take her seriously.

The so-called identity of the eldest son and the authority to supervise the country, as well as all kinds of followers and guards gathered along the way; after entering this accompanying capital of the Northern Land, it was like falling into a tightly woven net; Soon it became difficult to move forward, and it was even impossible to move...

After more than half a month of banquets and contacts, they initially found out the details of the prince's entourage, etc.; all kinds of dark tricks in the city began to follow one after another.Among them, those who are not determined are easily coerced, lured, and coerced; the die-hard elements are designed to frame...

Therefore, under the joint efforts of all parties in the city.In just a few days, the only wings around Xiaoyuanlian'er were cut off or turned back, and the officials and guard camps that were just under construction were also placed in the children of various families. has easily seized the power in it;

An Wuyi, the Dai County Sheriff who escorted him along the way, became the first victim of Shu Da Zhaofeng; soon he fell off his horse and died in a drill.Afterwards, Hong Dashou and other closest Zhongyongdu, after being incorporated into the guard camp, were implicated and charged with various crimes, and they were sent to prison and tortured one by one.

And when she was cut off from the inside and outside by the combined force, she woke up and found that the familiar faces sent by her side hadn't appeared for a long time; and the maid she sent to find out couldn't even get out of the gate of the station.However, the situation has become irreversible.

Because, a group of local civil and military officials headed by Shi Mihong, the left-behind minister of Beiyuanjing, Li Bi, Shaoyin of Xiaojing, Chen Jingtai, the shepherd of Yuanzhou, and Zhang Guangbi, the queen general, joined forces with noble surnames and feudal lords in Beijing, and easily emptied and controlled them. , the so-called supervision of power inside and outside the National Bank.

Then, it was them, who bullied and threatened step by step, trying to gradually tame the little round face into a puppet that was placed on the table like a clay bodhisattva and manipulated by it.But at this point, on the contrary, it aroused a certain temperament in Xiaoyuanlian's bones,

For this reason, he cut off his own hair in a bun to show his ambition, and neither cooperated nor accepted their request, nor accepted any means of coercion.Even after the maid he was familiar with was killed, he insisted on dealing with her until now.However, things changed again.

Because, those civil and military officials who were vaguely wary of each other and didn't want to let themselves be accused of forcing and killing the Lord; after a long time of not being able to force them to submit, they also lost their patience and barely maintained their tolerance. In private, a new agreement was once again struck.

But he no longer cares about the basic face and fig leaf, and intends to sell it to the outside world as the only remaining son of the prison with a small round face; he hopes to recruit a husband and his family from the surrounding forces through the form of marriage As Austrian aid for the revival of state affairs and the expulsion of foreign enemies.

But when things got to this point, there was nothing Xiao Yuanlian could do; he could only use incense and bathe as an excuse to sue the ancestral temple, and hid in the branch ancestral temple in Beiyuanjing with the last of his followers, thinking that he was delaying and trying to escape. means.It's a pity that the guards were tight, and finally failed.

Therefore, when the matter reached the last irreparable moment; Xiao Yuanlian actually planned secretly, using the ever-burning lamp oil in the ancestral temple of the branch family as firewood, and then burned everything; Completely punctured.

However, the spies hiding among those close followers inadvertently sabotaged her plan again.Therefore, her last resort was a pair of sharpened armbands hidden in her sleeves, which was the last relic left to her by the maid who was tortured to death.

However, just as Xiao Yuanlian knelt in front of many ancestral temple gods and said his final farewell.Thinking of the immortal patriarch who appeared in front of her like a divine soldier descending from the sky when she was dying; then, as if she was touched by the heavens, her wish was really fulfilled...

Jiang Tian just looked at her like this, constantly meeting people of all kinds, giving orders, and handling affairs; while feeling the changes in mood bit by bit from the link of thoughts.Until everyone retreated, the huge brightly lit inner room finally became empty and clean.

"Old Ancestor," Xiaoyuan's face suddenly appeared, with a weak and helpless look of anticipation that made people feel distressed: "Can you let Man'er...".Jiang Tian sighed and nodded, and 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 milk cat, tightly grasping Jiang Tian's skirt, and buried her head in without hesitation, but her petite shoulders shrugged and undulated slightly.

"All of this is hard for you. If you have any grievances and frustrations, cry out together!" Jiang Tian couldn't help stroking his back:
"No, no, Man'er can't cry," the little round face whispered in his arms, "Man'er promised the ancestor that Man'er must be strong, confident and self-reliant, and will not be easily moved and shed tears anymore .”

Even though she said so, under Jiang Tian's gentle soothing and caressing, her shoulders shrugged more and more.At first, it was a choked sob like a small animal grinding its teeth, which soon turned into whimpering sobbing, and then into a heart-warming wail; and intermittent gossamer voice:
"Old Ancestor... I was wrong... Man'er shouldn't have believed them... It was Man'er who harmed those who trusted and followed me. Man'er felt so sad and regretted!"

"Okay, now that I'm here, the general idea is that things are irreversible;"

　finally caught up

　　
　
(End of this chapter)