"There is no distinction between right and wrong, good and evil in his heart," Shen Lie put down his cup, "Even for the sake of what he defends, he may sometimes do evil."
Zhang Meng looked at the cup thoughtfully and said: "I understand. When the young master said that he wanted to persuade him, it was precisely because he was in the middle. And as soon as he died, the An family would withdraw from the affairs of the Qian Dynasty. Once the An family left, those who were waiting and watching The aristocratic families may follow suit. If these aristocratic families no longer support the Li family, judging from the current situation of being beleaguered on all sides, the Li family will fall in the shortest possible time. And the faster the Li family falls, the more people will suffer. It’s all the people in the world.”
"So the young master does not respect Taifu An." Zhang Meng raised his head and said.
"There is nothing about him that I can respect," Shen Lie closed the page of the book, paused, and said, "I'm afraid he will be confused on the stone road. If he acts willfully again, you can tell him directly that I asked him to leave the capital because of his skill. No, there will be chaos in the capital, and it will be inconvenient for us to take him with us."
Zhang Meng nodded: "Yes, young master."
"I'm tired," Shen Lie stood up, "You should go and rest. Be careful when leaving the city tomorrow. It's not safe outside the city now."
"Um."
Heavy snow fell all night, and the next day, the sky was still gray and without any light.
Tao Mao ran back from the street with a few freshly bought Maotai-flavored pancakes, which were still warm, when he heard angry shouts coming from his home in the distance.
He stopped and did not dare to go forward. From a distance, he saw a large group of soldiers leading people out one after another in front of his house.
The eldest brother was held up by two big men and brought out. He struggled hard and could not free himself.
There were only a handful of servants and maids in the family, and at the end was Ms. Jiang. The arrow hit her so much that her vitality was severely damaged, and even her feet were weak. Now she was pulled out roughly, and she had no strength to move.
Tao Mao hurriedly hid, holding the sauce pancake in his arms tightly, staring blankly at the wall in front of him.
The people shouted and cursed and took everyone away. He heard several soldiers asking loudly where he was going.
Tao Mao's hands were shaking uncontrollably. He closed his eyes and tried hard to calm down, but tears rolled down his face. He squatted down, covered his mouth with his hands, and cried silently.
This was not the case before. He was in good health when he was young, but after the accident at home, he would have convulsions and even vomit when he was scared.
The soldiers and horses behind him took his remaining family members away. Tao Mao squatted in the corner, crying more and more uncomfortable.
There were many branches on the wall above his head, and the wind knocked down the accumulated heavy snow, making him tremble with the cold.
What to do? He hugged himself tightly and cried desperately and painfully.
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"Taken away?!" Tao Lan raised his head and said in surprise.
"Yes," his subordinates ran back quickly, breathing heavily, "They all were taken away, except Tao Mao."
"What about the Tao Mao people?"
"I don't know. We didn't find him. We guessed that he went to buy Jiangxiang pancakes, so I asked Xingfeng to lead people to look for him in that area. I'll go back and talk to my wife first."
Tao Lan looked away blankly and looked at the sumptuous breakfast in front of her.
After a moment of silence, Tao Lan said: "Go and look for him together first. Once you find him, make sure he is safe and bring him back directly. Let's go now."
"Yes." The subordinate responded, turned and left.
"Dingyun." Tao Lan said again.
The man who had been behind her said respectfully: "Madam."
"Send a letter to Pingyang Road as soon as possible, and let Liu Mutang lead his troops to seize the road in the Chenwa area. No refugees will be left behind. If possible, it is best to clear out the towns and counties in this area."
"Yes." Dingyun accepted the order, turned and left.
You're going to touch my Tao family again, aren't you?
Tao Lan clenched her fists. If you dare to move, I will make it difficult for you to sleep peacefully!
The news that the Tao family was taken away by Tianrong Guard spread quickly, and Pan Binhua hurried to Qiluyuan to tell the news.
Yan Qinglin put down the book in his hand, frowned and said, "Take the Tao family away at this time?"
"Is there some news coming from the northwest?" Fang Guanyan said from inside the study.
"Where is the Crown Prince?" Pan Binhua asked, subconsciously looking up at the attic outside the window.
"He's upstairs." Yan Qinglin said calmly.
"I'm going to tell the prince," Pan Binhua said, turning to leave.
"Stop." Yan Qinglin shouted.
Pan Binhua turned around and said, "Is there anything else you can do, madam?"
"I'll go talk to you about this matter. You go back first and let those of you who are working in the government office pay more attention to it and come back after asking for more information in the past few days." Yan Qinglin said.
After Pan Binhua left, Fang Guanyan looked at Yan Qinglin.
Yan Qinglin glanced at him, picked up the scroll again, and said: "I don't want to tell him about this, because he has no intention of fame now, and it would be meaningless to talk about it. On the contrary, it will only make him feel bad."
Fang Guanyan nodded.
"Continue what you just said, what's going on in Jiannan Road?"
"Zhang Linghui defected to Song Zhiyi and raised a rebel flag a month ago. Jiannan Jiedu envoy Qin Xing was surrounded and is now trapped in Yizhou." Fang Guanyan said.
"It's really a mess," Yan Qinglin laughed, "If Yizhou is captured, all the Chongyi area will be gone, and then there will be Shoushi and Peifeng in Panzhou, and Peifeng again."
"Pei Feng is a good place," Fang Guanyan said, "It would be great if we can really win it."
"What's wonderful is that there are corpses everywhere over there now," Yan Qinglin turned to look at the open window sash, heavy snow was falling, and the dead trees with withered leaves in the courtyard were covered in silver. "What's really wonderful is that Yong'an
The ancient capital has prospered for thousands of years and conquered the world."
"So, madam," Fang Guanyan paused and said softly, "our previous plan for Daping Square has been carefully planned for so long, and now we just ignore it?"
"Of course we have to take care of it," Yan Qinglin raised his eyebrows, "It's a pity that the Xiancai campaigners on the street, although they called out the name of Duke Dingguo's mansion, let the girl take advantage of it and take all the limelight.
"
"It's true that we arrive at the same destination by different routes," Fang Guanyan said.
"Going together?" Yan Qinglin raised his eyes, "Who knows what this girl is pretending to be? We have never even seen her from the front, and we don't know what kind of person she is. She told Shiwen that she would
If someone from Duke Dingguo's Palace tells the world, does that mean she really is from Duke Dingguo's Palace?"
Fang Guanyan paused and said, "Madam, what do you mean?"
"Perhaps she borrowed the name of Duke Dingguo. You will only know what kind of person he is after you meet him." Having said this, Yan Qinglin finally felt better.
No matter who the other party is, whether he is using the name of Duke Dingguo, or he is really from Duke Dingguo's palace, the real eldest son of Duke Dingguo, Xia Zhaoxue, is in her Qi Luyuan.
The louder the name, the more beneficial it is to them.
