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Bolkin asked urgently: "Who expected it?"

Feng Ruonan cried: "Unexpectedly, the person who found me in Hengyang a few days later was actually one of my father's close guards - he was seriously injured and could hardly make the trip!

The uncle of the guard tried his best to send the news that my family members were staying at their hometown in the countryside to watch the New Year's Eve, and it happened that a strongman came down from the nearby mountain.

They not only robbed the money from the ancestral house in the countryside, but also wiped out all the Feng family members who were staying at the old house to celebrate the New Year!

Only the guard uncle managed to escape by chance, and came to my maternal ancestor's house in Hengyang to look for me in accordance with his father's orders, intending to send me to the uncle's house in Hanyong, Northern Dynasty, for refuge.

That guard was really loyal and brave and protected me all the way.But on the way to Hanyong, we encountered bandits from the Northern Dynasties. In order to protect me, he was eventually killed by strongmen."

Bolkin could hardly believe what he heard.

He stared blankly at the girl in front of him, his lips trembling, his eyes showing shock and pain.

"Brother Feng has a whole family. How is this possible?"

Feng Ruonan was heartbroken.

"Uncle Shi, I was trafficked and sold by the bandits on the border of Hanyong for many months.

It wasn't until a few months ago that he was sold to the most well-connected slave owner in Arjo Grassland.

If not. If my niece hadn't met these three young heroes from Donglin City for help, she might have been sold as a slave girl. "

Xie Zhao frowned slightly.

The mountains near Qianzhou are densely forested, and it is indeed said that bandits and strongmen once appeared.

However, Shangwen of the Southern Dynasties also respected masters. The real masters were both civilized and martial arts masters, and showed great character.

There is no possibility of bullying or bullying.

In the early years, most of the bandits in the Tianchen Ordinary Mountain were refugees who had suffered natural disasters nearby.

Because of natural and man-made disasters, life can no longer go on, so he goes into the mountains to hunt, and occasionally kidnaps pedestrians on the way.

But most of them are just looking for money and will never kill anyone.

Because once a human life occurs, the nature is different.

If the soldiers of the surrounding state capitals or nearby state soldiers receive reports of life-threatening lawsuits, they will definitely mobilize their troops to suppress the bandits. Isn’t that asking for death?
The bandits in Tianchen only lived for their property, which was different from the bandits in Han and Yong in the Northern Dynasties who were divided into separate groups.

Tianchen Chaotang has strict laws. Unlike Hanyong, the gangsters in the Southern Dynasties would not do such things that might lose their heads.

What's more, in recent years, "maintenance departments" have been established in many places in the Southern Dynasties, and this kind of situation where refugees are forced to bring disaster to one party has almost been eliminated.

How could such a ferocious gangster suddenly appear and go down the mountain to slaughter the people?
And the person who died was actually an official?
Although the inspector is not a high-ranking official in Tianchen, he is still a fifth-rank scholar and a Jinshi who came from the imperial examination.

just die?
Can't even hear the sound of a raindrop falling to the ground?
According to common sense, if such a heinous incident of massacring a large number of officials occurred, it would definitely cause uproar in the city and cause the court to go to war. How could it be so peaceful?
Xie Zhao's left hand unconsciously gently pinched the wrist of his right hand.

There, when she was still young and not very powerful in her martial arts, there was a hidden wound left by the fire blast.

Therefore, even after reaching the realm of martial arts, I still feel a dull pain from time to time.

Previously, he had deep inner strength and profound realm, but this secret pain was not very obvious.

Now that she has fallen into a state of poverty, her inner strength is empty and her body is poisoned. Even such a minor old injury dares to come to her door.

Xie Zhao stared and thought secretly.

Could it be that someone deliberately suppressed the news that the Feng family was exterminated?

Feng Nuo, the inspector-general of Qianzhou, was inconspicuous in the officialdom of the Southern Dynasties.

Even she had almost never heard of such a person in the past. Presumably, he was not involved in any partisanship, let alone a big shot.

In this case, why was his death so extraordinary? What was so special about it?
Beside him, Borgin's expression changed suddenly, and he shouted angrily:
"This is simply unreasonable! Everyone knows that the Southern Dynasty is a country of etiquette! Hey? What a country of etiquette!
No matter how you say it, Brother Feng is still Tianchen's court official. He died in an accident. Is there no one to uphold justice? "

Feng Ruonan shook his head with tears in his eyes and said: "Ruonan didn't give up before. He felt that this matter was not simply due to bandits running amok, so he didn't want to leave his homeland with the guards like this, so he secretly asked the guards to take me back to Qianzhou.

Unexpectedly, they found that the government actually closed the case hastily, and concluded the trouble of my Feng family and the whole family on the rampant bandits!

I don't know where I caught a few naked and emaciated criminals, and they were executed as bandits in this case. "

Ling You and Han Changsheng frowned after hearing this.

Han Changsheng suddenly interjected thoughtfully: "Could it be that Master Feng has some enemies? When we traveled in the Southern Dynasties, we also saw bandits in the mountains.

Most of the hidden bandits in Tianchen Mountain are as thin as chickens.

Let them kill chickens and drive wild boars. How about killing people?You still kill so many people in one go, are you willing to kill yourself? "

Ling You also frowned.

He said: "We and other outsiders should not comment, but at first glance, this matter does not make sense."

Bolkin sneered and said bitterly:
"Of course this is unreasonable! You may not know that my sworn brother Feng Nuo is not an ordinary weak scholar.

When he was a boy, he once joined the Yuyu Sect, a well-known Jianghu sect in the Southern Dynasties, to study hard in swordsmanship. In terms of martial arts, he was already in the Guanyu Heavenly realm!

Not only that, even the close bodyguards around him were fellow students who studied in the Yuyu Sect with him in the past.

It is definitely not an ordinary small family, one of those ordinary nursing homes who have the strength to use their strength. --Ah!If there is an enemy who deliberately planned to kill the entire Feng family with one blow, I, Borgin, may believe it.

But if the Feng family was unexpectedly surrounded and killed by bandits while worshiping their ancestors at their ancestral home in the countryside, I would be the first to not believe it! "

Amidst the commotion, Xie Zhao suddenly spoke.

"Ruonan, there is something that I still don't understand. Since such a tragedy happened to the Feng family, why did Mr. Feng not let you settle in your own maternal grandfather's home, but let the guards fight to take you north to his hometown of Hanyong? What happened in the meantime? , do you know it yourself?"

Feng Ruonan was stunned for a moment, and then his face became full of grief.

She thought of her grandfather and immediately cried bitterly:
"I didn't know the reason for this at the time, and I begged the guard uncle to take me back to Qianzhou first.

The uncle of the guard couldn't resist me, and he also wanted to know whether the Feng family would be repaid for their injustice, so he had no choice but to obey me first and return to Qianzhou with me.

But who would have expected that within a few days, we would hear in Qianzhou that my grandfather’s family had actually been executed by His Majesty’s order.

I was extremely sad and wanted to go back to Hengyang to say goodbye to my grandfather. Unexpectedly, after the guard uncle found out that my grandfather and his family were executed, he refused to let me stay in Tianchen anymore and insisted on taking me to leave immediately. "

what?
Feng Ruonan's grandfather's family was actually executed by the emperor's order?
A dean of Hengyang Academy, a man in white who is not even an official?

Xie Zhao frowned and thought.

If Feng Nuo committed a crime, the imperial court would order the execution, which would be generous and convenient, and would never act in the name of a bandit.

It is even more unreasonable that Feng Nuo’s family died due to bandits, but his father-in-law’s family was convicted and executed by the court.

unless
Unless the Feng family was not the cause of the incident, but was also innocently implicated!
Xie Zhao shook his head gently.

It seems that the death of this child's grandfather is not simple.

Otherwise, Feng Nuo's personal guard would not have been so determined to take her away immediately after learning that Feng Ruonan's grandfather had died.

It's just a pity that Feng Ruonan is too young.

In order to protect her, the guard did not tell her what he knew, and he himself died on the way to Hanyong in the Northern Dynasty for refuge.

It seems that the only person who knows the truth about the massacre of the Feng family is the one who actually secretly planned it all.

Xie Zhao tilted his head and thought for a moment, then asked bluntly:

"Ruonan, I'd like to take the liberty to ask, on the eve of your family's death, were there any other relatives in your family who also had any strange things happen to them?"

Feng Ruonan suddenly thought of something after her reminder.

She lowered her head and twisted the hem of her skirt, and said with some embarrassment:
"Thank you, sister, you are right. Something big happened at my uncle's house."

Several people looked at each other.

Judging from the meaning of Xie Zhao and Feng Ruonan's words, could the tragedy of the Feng family be related to Feng Ruonan's uncle?

Bolkin frowned.

"Your uncle? Could it be Brother Feng's brother-in-law? But the two of us have corresponded for many years, but we have never heard Brother Feng mention his brother-in-law.

——Ruonan, who is your uncle?Are your two families close?Could it be that his enemies have implicated your family? "

Feng Ruonan was silent for a moment, then whispered:

"I, I also hid in the border of Hanyong with the guard uncle. Only then did the uncle find some information from his old friends at the border.

It turns out that my uncle had previously committed a serious crime in Beijing, and in the first month of the first month, His Majesty issued an order to banish three tribes.
My maternal grandfather’s Yang family was also implicated precisely because they were among the three clans of my uncle.

Because my mother is a married woman and has been married into the Feng family for many years, she is not included in the three clans of my uncle and uncle. "

When several people heard this, they were immediately stunned.

Only Xie Zhao paused for a moment before thinking about everything.

The "three clans" among the three Yi clans refer to the sinner's father's clan, mother's clan and wife's clan.

It seems that one of the daughters of Mr. Yang, the old dean of Chongyang Academy in Hengyang, that is, Xiao Yang, an aunt of Feng Ruonan, married into a certain official family.

The husband of the Yang family was convicted and the emperor ordered the three tribes to be exterminated, so the Yang family of his wife's family was implicated.

However, the emperor must do what he says.

Since it is said to be three tribes, it is three tribes.It doesn’t matter if you have one less clan, and there is no need for one more clan.

My brother-in-law’s family is not among the three clans.

Not only did Xie Zhao think so, but Feng Ruonan himself couldn't figure it out either.

She said eagerly: "Although Ruonan doesn't know why my uncle offended Shengyan, he actually made such a huge mistake and implicated the three clans.

However, our Feng family is far away in Qianzhou, and we have not had any contact with our uncle and aunt's family for many years.Even if it were calculated, it would be outside the three clans and within the nine clans.

Even if my uncle had enemies in the court, he would definitely not go to such great lengths to fight against our distant relatives.

What's more, my father is not in vain, but is an official with great fame and fame. Who can act so boldly and have no scruples at all? "

Feng Ruonan was both sad and angry, but also confused and uneasy. She murmured softly:
"Ruonan...Ruonan really can't understand"