"Eryao, come here for a moment."
A middle-aged scholar dressed in a long-sleeved, round-necked green robe called out from afar. The little girl, who was hugging her knees and crouching next to Feng Yuanyi, turned her head and said to Feng Yuanyi, "Brother Yuanyi, Father is calling for me. I'll go over for a while."
Feng Yuanyi nodded and continued to focus on sharpening the stone knife.
Little Yao ran to the middle-aged Scribes and looked up. "Father, what's the matter?"
The middle-aged Scribes sighed softly. He wanted to say something but stopped. His face was full of worry.
This person was called Lu Xuanwu. He used to be a scribe in the provincial governor's residence. Because he was well-versed in literature, good at strategy, cautious and dutiful, he was trusted by provincial governor Feng.
After provincial governor Feng's army was defeated and killed, Wan Guojun took over the provincial governor's residence. Because he was only a small scribe, he was not killed by provincial governor Feng. Although his family's wealth was robbed by the rebels, he did not have to worry about his life. Now that he was recruited by Wan Guojun, he still worked in the "imperial envoy's residence" and did not have to worry about his safety.
Lu Xuanwu did not want to say it, but his daughter was young and immature. He was afraid that she would bring trouble to the family. Lu Xuanwu could only touch her head and sigh. "Eryao, you … don't get so close to the young master in the future. Avoid him. He … is now the descendant of a criminal official."
Little Yao blinked and said innocently, "But Brother Yuanyi is not a bad person. Besides, Brother Yuanyi is the best to me. Why would he harm our family? Didn't the envoy say during his birthday that since I am so close to Brother Yuanyi, I might as well become the daughter-in-law of the Feng family in the future? My … my family will accompany Brother Yuanyi for the rest of my life! "
As the little girl said this, a trace of shyness appeared on her face.
Although the little girl was young, these words were not spoken by a child.
In that generation, women reached the legal age of marriage at the age of 15. In the south, the age at which girls got married was even younger. In fact, even in that era, some women in the southern minority areas were still married at the age of 13 or 14. Some even had children at the age of 13 or 14.
Under the influence of such an environment, girls would naturally mature faster. Little Yao's words were sincere.
Hearing this, Lu Xuanwu felt even more bitter in his heart. What kind of status did he have? How could he possibly be connected to the hereditary provincial governor of the Feng family? Back then, it was just a joke during Feng Junyi's birthday celebration. If his daughter could marry Feng Yuanyi and become his concubine, it would be a blessing to the Lu Family.
But now was different from the past. Not only had the Feng Family suffered a great calamity, but …
Lu Xuanwu looked pitifully at Feng Yuanyi, who was still wholeheartedly sharpening the stone knife. He sighed softly and said, "If it was in the past, Father would have been eager to be connected to the Feng family … But now it's not possible. Eryao, your Yuanyi Gege has already been cleansed, he is going to be sent to the Palace to be an eunuch. "
Speaking of this, the little girl didn't understand. She blinked her eyes and asked curiously, "Daddy, what do you mean by 'clean'?"
Lu Xuanwu wanted to say something but stopped. He let out a long sigh and said, "In short, don't get too close to him! Remember! Remember! "
…
The Feng Family's courtyard was very spacious like the Song Family's in the Barbarian Province.
At this time, a few figures suddenly appeared in a patch of barren grassland in the back of the residence. They held knives in their mouths and crawled in the grass, quietly peeking forward. These were the Feng Family's Men of Sacrifice, specially sent to rescue their Young Master.
The Feng Family was an extraordinary existence in Lingnan. The Feng Family of Lingnan was originally the royal family of Northern Yan. When Northern Yan fell, the royal family, Feng Lulu, and three hundred people fled to Lingnan and settled there. They became the local provincial governor. However, he was an outsider. It was his first time in a foreign land, so he didn't have a good command.
But the Feng Family had a firm foothold here. No matter who became the Emperor of the Central Plains, the Feng Family would always be the provincial governor here. Three generations later, his descendant, Feng Bao, married the daughter of the Xian Family of the Slang people. With the full support of the Slang people, the Feng Family officially became the number one family in Lingnan.
By the time of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Feng Yuanyi's great-grandfather, Feng Ang, had already controlled dozens of cities and thousands of miles of land. After Feng Ang's death, the Feng Family's power was slightly reduced, but it still firmly sat on the position of the number one family in Lingnan. In this generation, it was Feng Yuanyi's father, Feng Junheng, who inherited the position of the provincial governor of Panzhou.
Wan Guojun's actions in Lingnan were perverse. His subordinates also took the opportunity to abuse their power, hurting the Feng Family and the Slang people. Feng Junyi was angry and rebelled. In the end, Wan Guojun begged for help from Li Qianli's army. The rebellion was quickly quelled, and Feng Junyi was killed.
Of course, the defeat did not mean that the Feng Family was completely finished. A centipede dies, but it doesn't fall down. Moreover, the Feng Family had been in Lingnan for many generations. Their influence here was unimaginable. In order to avoid the limelight, the surviving members of the Feng Family now hid underground with their omnipresent power.
Take Feng Junheng's branch for example. Although Feng Junheng himself was executed, his youngest son Feng Yuanyi and sister Feng Yuan were also captured, and Feng Yuanyi was castrated to be used as a palace slave. But his mother, eldest brother Feng Yuangui, and second brother Feng Yuanjin were able to escape. Now, no one knew where they were hiding.
It was impossible for Wan Guojun to completely destroy this family.
A few kamikaze warriors looked around. With a wave of their hands, they bent their waists and quietly flashed forward. Their figures were agile, like leopards.
The original Feng Family of the provincial governor's residence had now become the Imperial Envoy Residence.
In the side courtyard, a burly man in his fifties with some white hair at his temples rode in with large strides. This man was dressed in a long robe. He was over fifty years old, but his back was ramrod straight and his steps were strong. Although he was walking in the side courtyard where prisoners were held, he looked as solemn as if he was walking in a military camp.
Behind him followed more than ten armored soldiers. This man was Li Qianli, who had quelled the Slang people's rebellion.
Li Qianli's original name was Li Ren. He was the eldest son of Li Ke, the prince of Li Shimin. After Li Ke's death, his four sons were exiled to Lingnan. However, the execution of Li Ke was done by Zhangsun Wuji. It had nothing to do with Wu Zetian. At that time, Wu Zetian was still a minor talent in the imperial harem.
After Wu Zetian gained power, in the first year of the Guangzhai, which was the year Yang Fan went out to sea with Zhang Kuo and the night stars shone in the sky, she pardoned Li Ren and his brothers. As the eldest son, Li Qianli even inherited the title of nobility.
Speaking of which, Zhangsun Wuji died at the hands of Wu Zetian. It could be said that Li Qianli was indebted to Wu Zetian. In addition, the person who pardoned Li Qianli was also Wu Zetian's benefactor.
Li Qianli was very good at doing things. He often offered gifts to please Wu Zetian. Later, when Wu Zetian wanted to ascend to the throne, Li Qianli actively responded and offered a large amount of auspicious signs. As a result, when Wu Zetian massacred the members of Li Tang's royal family, there were two people who were as steady as Mount Tai. The woman was a noble princess, and the man was Li Qianli. Li Ren changed his name to Li Qianli. It was also a name given to him by Wu Zetian.
After Li Qianli became an official, he was only in charge of military affairs. He did not care about government affairs. The real power of government affairs was handed over to the Senior Censor appointed by the imperial court. This was probably one of the reasons why he was able to survive Wu Zetian's great purge.
When Li Qianli walked into the courtyard, a few low-ranking officials in charge of managing the official slaves were respectfully waiting for him.
Li Qianli glanced at them and asked in a dignified manner, "What happened to those slaves who were castrated?"
A low-ranking official bowed and replied, "Great General, there were a total of 54 children who were prepared to be offered to the imperial family as official slaves. Seven died during the castration. Afterwards, because of their weak physique and poor recovery, another nine died. Now there are only 38 people left. Among them, there are still 11 who have not fully recovered from their injuries and are unable to move freely."
Li Qianli nodded and said, "Mmm! That means there are 27 people who are able to move normally now? Very good! The imperial court has sent another imperial envoy. Wan Zhongcheng has already brought people to welcome this imperial envoy. Afterwards, a banquet will be held to entertain him. Bring the women and children who are prepared to be sent to the palace here. I want to pick some of the women who are beautiful and good at singing and dancing. From the children, I want to pick some of the children who have delicate features and are clever and quick-witted. Wan Zhongcheng has ordered them to perform a song and dance for the new imperial envoy. "
"Yes, this lowly one obeys. It's just that … things were rushed and they did not have any rehearsal … "
Li Qianli smiled and said, "In our Lingnan, whether it's the officials or the commoners, who doesn't know how to dance? Besides, they are all the children of officials and have learned these things since they were young. There's no need to worry. It's fine if it's not strict enough. I think … this is just Wan Zhongcheng showing off his accomplishments to the new imperial envoy. "
A few low-ranking officials hurriedly bowed and complied, hurrying to bring those offenders back for Great General Li to choose.
At this time, a few Feng family death warriors quietly snuck into the rear residence.
"Ah!"
A maidservant was carrying a large wooden basin of clothes and was about to go around to the well behind the wall to wash the clothes when she suddenly saw several burly men wielding steel sabers appear. She was so frightened that her face paled and the wooden basin in her hands slipped and fell.
Ever since Wan Zhongcheng moved into the provincial governor's fu, the servants and servants of the provincial governor's fu had become the servants of Wan Zhongcheng and all his attendants. Wan Zhongcheng's attendants and servants also ordered them around. This large basin of clothes was thrown by them for this young maidservant to wash.
"Pa!"
A burly man bent down and caught the wooden basin, not letting it fall to the ground. Another burly man quickly flashed over and circled behind the maidservant, covering her mouth and nose. The leader waved his hand and a few people took the maidservant and the basin of clothes, disappearing into the dense forest at the side.
In a flash, their interrogating voices rang out from the dense forest: "Speak! Where is the young master today? "
Outside the city of Pan Province, Yang Fan's group had already appeared in the distance. The outpost reported that Wan Guojun was leading the local officials of Pan Province and the leaders of the various villages and mountains to wait respectfully outside the city gates.
When Maqiao heard this, he smiled at Yang Fan and said: "Wan Guojun actually led his people to wait outside the city. It seems that your actions in Man Province have already scared him out of his wits. This is a compliment."
Yang Fan shook his head and said disapprovingly: "This group of people from the imperial censor is used to being arrogant. Huang Jingrong is not afraid of me, Liu Guangye is not afraid of me, so how can Wan Guojun be afraid of me?"
Hu Yuanli has been following Yang Fan all the way here and seems to have been infected by his heroic spirit. Hearing this, he loudly said: "We are righteous in our hearts and enforce the law for the country. Whether he is guilty or not, we will use the law as a measure. If he is innocent, we will not correct him. If he is guilty, he must be punished. Who cares if he is afraid or not!"
Yang Fan laughed and said: "Brother Hu is right. What kind of tricks is Wan Guojun playing? Won't we know after watching? Let's go! Let's go meet him! "
Whipping his horse, Yang Fan took the lead and galloped away!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
