Disastrous year!Before the whole family is wiped out, a little blessing falls from the sky!

Kyoto, which had nothing to do with peace in the first place, was more like a boiling hot water pot, surging continuously because of this incident.

Everyone in the court is protecting themselves wisely and is always ready to stand in line to gain wealth and glory.

In the market, the people were talking a lot, feeling that the country was about to be destroyed, and they were always ready to go south to escape. Some wealthy businessmen have even begun to send their families and property to their hometowns, fearing that they will be caught off guard at the critical moment.

Therefore, after the people in the north were unable to escape, the official road south of Kyoto slowly became lively again.

But moving is not a trivial matter after all, and more people are still waiting and watching. But soon, the wait and see turned into fear.

Because...the emperor passed away!

Although all the imperial doctors, the prince's courtiers and others all agreed that the emperor had suffered a stroke due to old age and would get better with time.

But the illness cannot be faked, especially the war at the border and the chaos in the court, which was not good at all and made the emperor's illness worse.

When he got up early that morning, the chief eunuch who was serving him came back from a nap secretly. He found that the emperor's body was completely cold. He was so frightened that he stumbled out and called the imperial doctor and the important ministers on duty.

The imperial doctor could cure diseases and save people, but he could not bring the dead back to life. He directly announced that the emperor had gone to see the Lord of Hell.

The three princes had originally been guarding the palace, but they all wanted to secretly pass the throne in the name of the emperor, and made a big fuss. Finally, the important ministers worked together to persuade them to go back, and they were not allowed to stay in the palace. They called it fear. They are overworked.

At this moment, the emperor passed away, the death knell sounded in the palace, and the three princes ran to the palace like crazy.

The important ministers were also very embarrassed. The emperor Xu Shi did not expect that he would die so quickly, without leaving any imperial decree at all, not even a word of oral instructions.

After a short silence, the three princes all exited the palace. In less than an hour, chaos broke out in the military barracks stationed dozens of miles outside Kyoto. Some generals supported the third prince, while others supported the second prince. They started fighting with each other before they even led the troops out of the camp.

Finally, after both sides were defeated, Xu remembered that his master was still waiting, and each of the two sides rushed to Kyoto with more than a thousand remaining soldiers. The eldest prince's father-in-law is in charge of the patrol camp in Kyoto, so he will naturally not let them enter the city, otherwise there will be another fierce battle.

Therefore, the good Kyoto did not face the looting of the Rakshasa devils. Instead, because of the emperor's death, the three princes fought among themselves for the throne, dragging Kyoto into hell first.

All the people in the city ran away in an instant, hiding at home and not daring to come out. Occasionally they would lie down at the door and tremble with fear to hear the noise.

The wealthy family did not even bother to pay tribute to the deceased emperor. The whole family took the risk to get together to discuss how to draw chestnuts from the fire in such a chaotic time. To put it bluntly, which prince should Baoer be pinned down on?

On the official road seven or eight hundred miles away from Kyoto, Yang Lihua was holding Zhuzhu and looking out the window. Her eyes were full of greenery, which was completely different from the snow-capped fields in her hometown in the north. This also made Zhuzhu so excited that she wanted to go out for a few laps. .

Chen Zhao and Chen Ruiyang were riding horses and following the carriage, chatting with Yang Lihua and her daughter.

The food purchased previously has been transported back to the north in batches, which is enough to feed the border troops for two months.

In two months, the Rakshasa Japs will definitely be defeated, and the arrangement of the Sixth Prince and the General in Kyoto will be finalized.

At that time, the border guards no longer need to prepare their own rations!

Of course, Chen Zhao wouldn't say much about these things, but he looked relaxed and rarely frowned, and everyone could tell that he was in a happy mood.

Zhuzhu stretched out her little hand through the window and said in a coquettish voice, "Uncle, uncle! Zhuzhu is suffocating to death. Uncle, the cutest fat baby in your family!"

Chen Zhao laughed. How could he refuse such a good girl? He quickly took her out and pulled her cloak in front of him to protect her. As he walked, he introduced her to the vegetation on the roadside and the crops in the fields. Naturally, he also promised to give her to Shunde Mansion. She was looking for something good to eat. The fat girl was coaxed to smile, her pigtails were stubborn, she was so happy.

Yang Lihua is also in a good mood, because it is very close to Shunde Mansion and can be reached in a day or two. Then we can see Yongning and the familiar Mr. Wu and his family.

This went on until dusk, when everyone stayed at an inn in a small town. The innkeeper was very enthusiastic and not only lent the kitchen to Chunhong and Erya to prepare dinner, but also provided free water and firewood.

Chen Zhao was not a stingy person, so he prepared two taels of silver for Chen Ruiyang to give to his boss, with the intention of training the boy to be independent.

But Chen Ruiyang held the money and refused to leave, which made Chen Zhao and Yang Lihua strange.

Chen Zhao thought that his nephew was reluctant to part with the money, so he whispered, "Ruiyang, money must be spent when it is time to spend it. If it is lacking, you can find a way to earn it. This innkeeper is open to the public. It is rare for a businessman to be able to facilitate us and take the initiative to share profits. We cannot take advantage seriously. This is not what a man would do."

Yang Lihua also said, "Ruiyang doesn't have any pocket money anymore? My stepmother has some here. I'll get some more for you later..."

Chen Ruiyang waved his hands quickly and said hesitantly, "Uncle, adoptive mother, it's not that I'm reluctant to give up the money, I just... want my uncle to give me more. Because when I escaped from that person's house and wanted to return to Tai'an, when I got here I was robbed by the beggar leader, and I didn't eat for three days. I almost fainted from hunger. It was this shopkeeper who gave me two steamed buns with mixed noodles. Now that I met him again, I want to thank him for the meal."

"Child, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Chen Zhao was anxious at that time. He slapped his nephew and said angrily, "A drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. If someone is kind to you, you should repay it. You are so generous." If you tell me, I can still stop you!"

Chen Ruiyang smiled awkwardly, which was actually due to the young man's pride. It was really miserable at first. He fell down in the back street with unkempt face and hunger. The boy poured swill. He wanted to find some to fill his stomach. After the shopkeeper found out, he gave him two steamed buns.

That experience was a pain point that he didn't want to mention, because every time he mentioned it, he would think of his ungrateful father who disappointed him so much!

Chen Zhao looked at the change in his nephew's expression and guessed it, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Don't think too much, evil will be punished, we can always seek justice for you and your mother!"

After that, he went to find the shopkeeper with another twenty taels of silver and took Chen Ruiyang with him.

The shopkeeper had long forgotten the original two steamed buns. After all, he ran an inn, and it would be a pity to throw away the leftovers on weekdays. He often gave them to beggars and poor people.

After so many years, no one came to express gratitude for this. Wherever I expected, I met the Chen family who were grateful for their kindness.

Chen Zhao solemnly saluted, asked Chen Ruiyang to kowtow, and then respectfully presented the money.

The shopkeeper almost broke his arm and kept refusing to accept it. But Chen Zhao and Chen Ruiyang couldn't help but sincerely thank them, so in the end they had no choice but to accept it.

But the shopkeeper quickly set up a banquet and treated them as relatives and friends.

In the middle of the night, Chen Zhaocai, who was slightly drunk, was helped back to the room by Chen Ruiyang.

Chen Zhao patted his nephew's shoulder and said with a hint of drunkenness, "Ruiyang, there are still many good people in this world. Don't knock everyone down just because of some bad people. We only seek revenge this time and try our best not to implicate innocent people." , just think of it as a way to accumulate merit for your mother, and hope that she will have a good pregnancy in her next life and not encounter scum like Zheng again!"

Chen Ruiyang nodded silently... (End of chapter)