Chapter 482: Brothers Part of the Way (Yangzhou Chronicle)
A figure suddenly appeared in front of Tian Xu, and when Tian Xu saw it, he immediately stopped......
"Yo, I didn't expect you to be so wolfy, what did you do?" was a woman's voice, with a hint of contempt in her tone.
This person is none other than Lan Gu who left Fang Zhongtian's side in a "gamble" before. Lan Gu wanted to be like Tian Xu, to investigate the riots in the city alone, but she had no clue, and at this time, she happened to meet Tian Xu, who had just escaped from the Yangzhou prefect.
"Lan Gu?" Tian Xu was still very concerned when he saw Lan Gu, although he knew that Lan Gu didn't have himself in his heart, "Why are you in this place?"
"Why can't I be in this place?" Lan Gu replied in a wayward voice, she had always had such a temper.
"At this time, you are still playing tricks...... Tian Xu muttered first, making sure that there were no pursuers behind him, Tian Xu asked again, "By the way, why are you alone, Fang Zhongtian?"
"He's not here, I ran out alone......" Lan Gu didn't care.
"What?" However, hearing this, Tian Xu said reluctantly, "What does Fang Zhongtian mean? Now that Yangzhou City is rioting, there are still many unknown dangers, he actually left you here alone......" Tian Xu not only did not blame Lan Gu who had a good impression of him, but complained about Fang Zhongtian.
"Why are you talking so ugly, it's not that he left me here, it's me who ran out by myself......" Lan Gu knew that Tian Xu was often jealous of Fang Zhongtian in his heart, so he helped Fang Zhongtian speak, "Aren't you also running around in Yangzhou alone? Coming out and shopping by myself......"
"No matter how willful you are, you have to have a degree, besides, this time is a critical moment......" Tian Xu "blamed" again. Seeing that Fang Zhongtian was not here, Tian Xu asked again. "By the way, what about Fang Zhongtian?"
Lan Gu smiled and replied, "Hmph, guess what? When you weren't there, we met the new leader of the beggar gang in Yangzhou City. ”
"The new ...... Beggar gang leader?" Tian Xu said with some hesitation.
"Surprised, right?" Lan Gu continued, "Who would have thought that in the turbulent Yangzhou City, he actually came to the venue where the beggar gang leader succeeded him, and also got to know the new beggar gang leader...... Ay. It's just that this new gang leader seems to be a little brainless, full of big words, not understanding human feelings at all, and is not as good as our family Zhongtian......" Lan Gu still shook her head and teased on the side.
Seeing Lan Gu's indifferent look, Tian Xu, who had something important to tell him, became serious and said, "Oh, now is not the time to talk about these digressions, where are Fang Zhongtian's others?"
Lan Gu scratched her head, but still responded in an indifferent tone: "It seems that I heard that they are going to some 'Huang Mansion' just now, and what Huang Xuanqing is they seeing...... Anyway, I don't know the Huang family. They were a bunch of big men gagging, and I was bored and ran out. ”
"Huangfu, is it?" Tian Xu pondered, and then said. "I know where that place is, let's hurry back now and go find Fang Zhongtian-"
"Hey, hey, hey. I finally managed to get out of that group of big men, you said to go back now?" Lan Gu said reluctantly.
"Now is not the time to laugh—" Tian Xu is different from Lan Gu. He said with a stern face, "We have to go back and inform him quickly." Something terrible happened in Yangzhou City-"
Lan Gu knew that although Tian Xu was jealous of Fang Zhongtian in his heart, he was very upright in his personality, and with such a serious expression, he would definitely not be lying. Seeing Tian Xu's nervous expression, she also knew that something big had really happened in Yangzhou City......
...... in the Huangfu compound
Ge Wei and Huang Xuanqing are still talking about brotherhood, especially today when Ge Wei took the life of the newborn son of the Huang family, and more topics are also on the child......
"When Ji'er grows up, let him follow you, learn martial arts, and strengthen his body, lest our Huang family have been scholarly for generations, but there has never been a martial arts hero......" Huang Xuanqing hugged his sleeping son and said cordially to Ge Wei.
"There is no problem with practicing martial arts, but Brother Huang, if you let Ling Lang follow me, I'm afraid it will be ......" Ge Wei said a little uncalmly.
"What's this, just let Brother Ge be Ji'er's father-in-law, now Brother Ge, you have become the new leader of the beggar gang, and you are righteous and awe-inspiring, I believe that Ji'er is by your side, and you must be able to learn a lot of upright ways of life...... Huang Xuanqing continued.
The two brothers narrated in the courtyard, but at this moment, Fang Zhongtian, who had come together, walked over from the backyard alone. Just sent Li Ting away, Fang Zhongtian seemed to be still immersed in the "intimacy" between himself and Li Ting just now.
"Miss Li, she ...... When will I come again......" Fang Zhongtian said secretly in his heart.
At a loss, Fang Zhongtian's cuffs seemed to have one more thing. Fang Zhongtian never remembered that there was something else hidden in his cuffs, and when he picked it up, it was a white handkerchief with a faint afterfragrance on it—it was obvious that it was a girl's thing.
"Handkerchief?" Fang Zhongtian stared at the white handkerchief and said silently, "Lan Gu usually doesn't bring a handkerchief, so this handkerchief is ......"
Because there was a fragrance on it, Fang Zhongtian picked it up again and smelled it - the fragrance was a little abnormal, with a hint of herbal fragrance, and the answer was very clear at this moment.
"This must have been the ...... accidentally dropped by Miss Li when I was making medicine with Miss Li just now" Fang Zhongtian looked at the handkerchief and said with a little wistfulness, "If you find an opportunity, you must return it to her in person......
Just as he was thinking, at this time, two people rushed in at the gate of the Huang Mansion. Fang Zhongtian raised his head, these two people were none other than Lan Gu and Tian Xu, who had left him before and were now hurrying back.
"Who are they?" Seeing a stranger coming in, Huang Xuanqing at the door of the hall couldn't help asking.
"Well, they are ......" Because Ge Wei had met Lan Gu before, and the people of the beggar gang almost had a conflict with her, so Ge Wei was still very familiar with Lan Gu.
"Lan Gu, Tian Xu, what are you doing...... Are you back together?" Fang Zhongtian couldn't help but ask.
"Hmph, you're here alone and happy, do you know what happened to me?" Tian Xu was unceremoniously. came up and "made it difficult" to start Fang Zhongtian said, "Just now I sneaked into the Yangzhou prefect alone. Overheard something terrible -- Qiu Qian'an, the prefect of Yangzhou, was plotting to rebel and is now secretly recruiting troops everywhere. Out of the jurisdiction of the Mongol and Yuan courts—"
However, when Fang Zhongtian heard the news, he was a little stunned, he looked at Tian Xu in a daze, and said in disbelief: "You say...... What?"
"Do you know why there have been riots in Yangzhou City in recent days?" Tian Xu continued, "The imperial court secretly sent people to investigate the Yangzhou prefect, and also discovered Qiu Qian'an's intention to rebel, but there was no conclusive evidence, so he sent troops down to inspect. As a result, Qiu Qian'an wanted to kill his mouth. secretly killed the people of the Mengyuan court, so there will be such and such post-war ruins in various parts of Yangzhou City......"
Hearing this, Fang Zhongtian was stunned, but he seemed to be thinking about something else, so he continued to ask, "Wait a minute...... You just said that you sneaked into the Yangzhou prefect alone and overheard the news, so ...... Has it been discovered by Qiu Qian'an's people?"
"Of course I found out—" Tian Xu said without hesitation, "but none of his men were beaten, and they wanted to catch me?" It's not that easy," Tian Xu said with a little pride.......
However, hearing this news, Fang Zhongtian's whole person's expression changed suddenly, he seemed to realize the severity of the matter, and then scolded loudly without hesitation: "You stupid. What is not good, but I got into this trouble!"
With the sudden scolding, Fang Zhongtian had never lost such a big temper. And the subject has always been jealous of his Tian Xu, as if the contradiction hit the tip of the knife.
Lan Gu, Ge Wei and others were also frightened on the side. Fang Zhongtian, who is usually gentle and elegant, has such a big temper at this time. It really shocked the people present.
Tian Xu was also startled, but then calmed down again, thinking that Fang Zhongtian was targeting him everywhere, so he retorted loudly: "Yes, I just got into trouble with this, what's wrong? What qualifications do you have to say that I, a guy who runs away from the world all day long...... If I hadn't infiltrated the prefect alone, would I have known that such a big thing had happened in Yangzhou City?"
"Stupid, do you know, you sneaked into the palace, you knew the unspeakable secret, and now you escaped, what will be the consequences?" Fang Zhongtian continued to get angry, "Qiu Qian'an wants to rebel, this secret is sealed, now that you know it secretly, and you escaped from the palace, then Qiu Qian'an will definitely not give up, he will definitely send the whole city's troops to search for the details of those who know about it...... In order to seal his mouth, he must rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one, if this is the case, Yangzhou City will definitely fall into panic and riots, and the people will also be in deep trouble, do you understand?"
When Fang Zhongtian said this, Tian Xu realized that he ran out of the Yangzhou prefect, and it seemed that he was fine, but in fact, his action caused an immeasurable disaster to the entire Yangzhou City. Tian Xu was a little stunned, the whole person stood in place, his eyes widened, and he didn't say a word.
"Before we came to Yangzhou, Master Meng emphasized in every possible way that we should help the world and save the people, but we must not be deeply involved in the disputes of the imperial court, otherwise it will cause unexpected disasters...... Fang Zhongtian continued, "Now it's okay, if you sneak in rashly this time, the entire Yangzhou City will definitely become a sea of fire, and countless innocent people will die, if you want to blame it, it will be ......."
Fang Zhongtian just wanted to explicitly accuse Tian Xu, but suddenly stopped abruptly, and did not say the key words behind - Fang Zhongtian realized that today's words were a little too ugly, and the spearhead was all directed at his brother Tian Xu, and he was indeed a little excessive.
But Tian Xu, who was already prejudiced against the other party Zhongtian, was already furious when he heard these words, and now it was too late to save anything. Moreover, after Fang Zhongtian finished speaking, everyone present, including Huang Xuanqing and Ge Wei, looked at Tian Xu with strange eyes. It seemed that they all felt that Fang Zhongtian's words were reasonable, and in turn they all looked at Tian Xu with hatred. Especially Huang Xuanqing, who has always loved the people like a son, after listening to Fang Zhongtian's words, he couldn't help but feel that Tian Xu's behavior would indeed bring disaster to the people of Yangzhou City, and Huang Xuanqing even treated Tian Xu as an enemy.
Tian Xu's heart was full of the anger of the other party, but in front of many people, he was embarrassed to tear his face directly, so he still pretended to be calm and said: "What am I doing this for? Am I not doing this for the people of Yangzhou City? If I hadn't sneaked into the Prime Minister's Mansion and learned about Qiu Qian'an's plot to rebel, wouldn't Yangzhou City have been burned even more?"
"But if you do this, it will be the people of Yangzhou City who will suffer directly-" Huang Xuanqing, on his side, finally couldn't help it, retorted and shouted, "Because of your carelessness, now the people of the prefect must be looking for you in Yangzhou City, I am afraid that many people have already been murdered...... What is the difference between you doing this and the executioners who kill civilians?"
"You-" Tian Xu saw that Huang Xuanqing, a stranger, was so fingering at him, and hatred rose in his heart, and he lost his cool a little, and even had the urge to kill Huang Xuanqing. But he knew very well that now that the scene had become so out of control, all of them had to blame Fang Zhongtian's words, and now only Fang Zhongtian was hostile in his heart.
"Okay, since you all say so...... Tian Xu gritted his teeth, looked at everyone with resentment, and laughed to himself a little madly, "Then I'll solve this matter alone-aren't the people from Yangzhou Prefect looking for me?
After speaking, Tian Xu didn't care about anyone, turned around and left.
"Brother Tian-" Fang Zhongtian knew that his words were too harsh and harsh, and he also knew that Tian Xu had always been jealous of him. But to be honest, although Fang Zhongtian's tone was a little heavier today, he had always regarded Tian Xu as his brother, and now because of a passage, it was about to break up with the brothers, and Fang Zhongtian couldn't help but blame himself.
"You seem to be too serious today...... "Lan Gu helped Tian Xu speak this time, "After all, Tian Xu also risked his life and wholeheartedly for the people of Yangzhou City, so he sneaked into the Yangzhou prefect alone...... When I came back from meeting him just now, he also told me that he was in the prefect of Yangzhou and almost lost his life. The important information that he fought for his life in exchange for it, it can't be said that Tian Xu really did something completely wrong......"
Fang Zhongtian also blamed himself a little at this time, but more, at this moment, his heart was full of contradictions, thinking of Meng Yumeng, the former head of Yixian Sect before leaving the mountain, and Fang Zhongtian secretly said: "Before Meng Zongmen, he kept instructing him not to go deep into the disputes in the imperial court, so it seems that this is indeed the case...... But now that things have happened, it is my brother who caused the catastrophe, what should I ......" Facing some irreparable scenes now, Fang Zhongtian is already in a dilemma. But we can't hesitate too much now, because now that things have happened, if we delay for a moment, it is very likely that there will be a bloody disaster somewhere in Yangzhou City......
"Don't blame yourself too much, Zhongtian, Tian Xu has always been such a character, you don't know it......" Lan Gu just wanted to comfort Fang Zhongtian, and suddenly found that Fang Zhongtian had an extra white handkerchief on his hand - it was the handkerchief left by Li Ting, but Lan Gu didn't know, she only thought that Fang Zhongtian might be on good terms with other women, so she asked in turn, "Zhongtian, what's the matter with the handkerchief in your hand?"
"Ah, this is ......" Fang Zhongtian realized that in front of Lan Gu, he didn't take back Li Ting's handkerchief.
Smelling a faint fragrance on the handkerchief, Lan Gu seemed to understand, and immediately changed her face and said, "You tell me clearly, are you getting along with other women?"
"How is this possible?" Fang Zhongtian immediately explained, but he didn't know how to exit, "This handkerchief is just a ......"
However, the sensitive-minded Lan Gu didn't believe it, she insisted that Fang Zhongtian was in love with another woman, so she turned her face a little and said, "Hmph, you can't fool me, there is still a fragrance on this handkerchief, it must have been left by a woman...... Okay, Fang Zhongtian once swore that he liked me, but now he is just perfunctory to me-" Lan Gu couldn't see Fang Zhongtian's empathy the most, she was worried about this matter all the time, and now she didn't even give Fang Zhongtian a chance to explain.
"Lan Gu, I really didn't ......" Fang Zhongtian wanted to continue to explain something.
"Smack-" In the silence, a loud slap protruded...... (To be continued......)