I am a thief in the Tang Dynasty

Now he is asked to marry a woman from the Lan family.

If she marries him, the cancer of the Bianzhou Lan family will be impossible to eradicate!

Fang Yizheng would absolutely not agree!

Fang Yizhi's eyes were red. He looked up at Fang Xuanling and said in a deep voice:

"Grandpa, my crime is unforgivable."

"I am willing to accept the punishment. You can expel me from the family and behead me in public. I will have no complaints!"

Fang Xuanling was stunned.

He knew that his eldest son was upright and would not tolerate any injustice.

But I didn't expect that he would be so honest.

After several years of hard work in Bianzhou, he is still like this!

Lan Wangyu on the side was dumbfounded.

I really didn't expect that there are people who are eager to die!

Chapter 562: You want to die? It won't be that easy for you!

Fang Xuanling's eyes trembled slightly.

It is true that the eldest son is honest and upright.

But once they have made up their minds, no one can persuade them to change their minds unless there is a 100% correct reason.

The second son is straightforward and may be said to be brainless, but he is very cunning, easily irritated and very reckless.

Only the third son, Yiyi, is commendable and upright, but also cunning.

But there is one bad thing, if everything involves family and people, then it will be reckless!

If Fang Xuanling was not in front of so many people at this moment, he would definitely wail: Why did I give birth to these three sons?

I can wail in my heart.

But the play that needs to be performed must still be performed.

Fang Xuanling shouted angrily: "Do you want to die?"

"It's not that easy for you!"

"I will enforce family rules on you in the ancestral temple, expel you from the family tree, and finally execute you!"

"Someone, take this guy to jail!"

"Here!"

The guard, whose arm was a little sore from holding the sword, quickly agreed.

He quickly put away his sword, swung his arm, pulled Fang Yizheng, and walked outside.

Lan Wangyu was dumbfounded.

No?

So his acting was in vain?

Was I overthinking just now?

Without waiting for him to open his mouth, she tried to persuade him again.

Fang Xuanling stood up immediately, flicked his sleeves angrily, and walked towards the governor's mansion.

Lan Wangyu stepped forward and shouted, "Duke Wei, please don't be angry. You must not kill Sima Fang!"

"Wait a minute, let's think of a way together to persuade..."

Before he could finish his words, Chen Yan stepped forward, stretched out his hand and stopped him.

Chen Yan sighed with a solemn expression:

"Hey, Patriarch Lan, don't say anything for now."

"Duke Wei is upright and honest, and he cannot tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes!"

"Not to mention that the person who made the mistake was Da Lang, whom he valued the most!"

"He must be very sad right now, so don't bother him."

Lan Wangyu was also very sad, and he couldn't express his pain in words.

Chen Yan also said that Fang Xuanling was upright and incorruptible.

Given the Lan family’s current situation, if they don’t quickly hold on to this big, thick leg of the Fang family.

What else could be better?

"Governor Chen, the Duke of Wei is heartbroken."

"But you can't just start a war and execute your own son, right?"

Chen Yan pursed her lips and said, "Duke Wei attaches great importance to family tradition, and he is also the left prime minister of the current dynasty."

"Something like this happened in the family. For the sake of the family, what does it matter if I execute my own son?"

Then, he asked Lan Wangyu, "Isn't it the same for your Lan family?"

If anyone in a noble family insults the family tradition, he must be killed to protect the family reputation.

Of course, the Lan family of Bianzhou would not do such a thing, but instead they are proud of it.

After all, they were able to bully the good and get away with it, which, in the eyes of the Lan family in Bianzhou, was a skill.

But now that Chen Yan asked this, Lan Wangyu agreed against his will:

"Indeed, if anyone from my Lan family insults the family's reputation, I will punish them severely."

Chen Yan nodded and said, "So, please understand Duke Wei."

"Let Duke Wei calm down before we discuss this matter."

After saying that, Chen Yan turned and left without giving Lan Wangyu a chance to speak.

Lan Wangyu was left with his eyes wide open and his mouth open, not knowing what to do.

The backyard of the governor's mansion.

As soon as Fang Xuanling entered, the anger on his face disappeared, leaving only the frustration of being disappointed in his friend.

"After so much hard work, how come you are still so stubborn and inflexible?"

"We've already said it, why is this kid butting in?!"

Chen Yan, who followed, laughed inwardly when he heard Fang Xuanling say this, and then comforted him:

"Teacher, it's a good thing that Gongda interrupted."

"Otherwise, if you change your confession on the spot, release Gongda, and punish Lan, you will easily be criticized."

Chapter 563: My eldest brother, why is he still so stubborn?

Fang Xuanling narrowed his eyes, glanced at Chen Yan, and said unhappily:

"You haven't learned anything in these years."

Chen Yan smiled awkwardly and lowered his head as if listening to instructions.

Fang Xuanling took a deep breath and explained patiently:

"The news about Songyang has spread to the entire Henan Province."

"The Lan family is afraid of being liquidated, so they must quickly find someone who can protect them from the wind and rain."

"The actions of Zheng Clan of Xingyang in Songyang have already let the nobles of Henan Road know that they have compromised, or even retreated."

"Right now, the only one who can save the Lan family is me, the Duke of Wei who is serving as the envoy."

"Otherwise, why would the Lan family set such a trap for Gongda?"

"I just want to get close to my Fang family."

At this point, Chen Yan also understood and said quickly:

"So, Duke Wei, you really have to be ruthless and sincere."

"The ones who can't sit still are the Lan family."

"Even if I can't marry into the Fang family, I will find a way to make it happen."

"In the hope of establishing a good relationship with you, so that you will show mercy."

Fang Xuanling looked at Chen Yan, who finally understood, and nodded:

"I finally figured it out."

"It's such a simple thing, but you and Gongda can't figure it out. Tell me, am I mad?"

Chen Yan was completely embarrassed and bowed awkwardly.

After a pause, Fang Xuanling said with emotion:

"You have been with me for two years, and you have been in Bianzhou for six years. How come you haven't made any progress?"

"Chen Yan, tell me, if you are like this and I transfer you to Chang'an, can you handle it?"

Chen Yan, whose face was filled with shame, felt a chill in his heart.

Just as he was about to apologize, something suddenly occurred to him, and he quickly crossed his arms and bowed, saying:

"Teacher, I will keep this in mind and will never let you down."

Fang Yiyi raised his hand, patted the other person's shoulder, said nothing more, and went back to rest.

Chen Yan slowly stood up only after Fang Xuanling was out of sight.

He let out a long sigh and a look of relief appeared on his face.

He turned around, looked at the Bianzhou Governor's Mansion where he had stayed for several years, and raised his eyes to the sky.

He murmured in a low voice: "Finally, I made it through."

Chen Yan came from a poor family, but was recommended to become an official.

But after working hard all his life, he was only able to become a Deputy Director of the Ministry of Personnel, the lowest rank among the sixth.

However, he was lucky and caught the attention of Fang Xuanling. After following him for two years, he was assigned to Bianzhou.

Sima was also the first one to do it.

The Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Personnel in Chang'an became the Sima of Bianzhou.

They are all from the sixth rank, and their status is very different.

But later, Fang Xuanling promoted him to be the Governor of Bianzhou, a fourth-rank official.

His official rank was promoted, and he crossed the fourth rank barrier.

But his authority is not as great as that of the Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Personnel.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling ordered him to go back.

He was a governor of a lower province of the fourth rank, and when he was transferred back to the capital, he would at least be an official of the fourth rank.

At the very least, he must be a fifth-rank official in Beijing.

In this way, he, a man from a poor family, had the capital to attend court every day.

As he said, he made it!

Fang Yiyi rushed to the governor's mansion in a hurry.

I happened to meet Chen Yan, who was feeling delighted and thinking about whether he should go back to his ancestral grave to pay proper respects.

"Greetings to Governor Chen. May I ask where my grandfather is?"

Although Fang Yiyi was anxious, he still bowed with his arms crossed politely.

Chen Yan quickly responded, "Hello, Mr. Fang. Duke Wei should have gone to the study."