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Chapter 413
The setting sun brought thousands of miles of rosy clouds in the sky, and the city walls built on the mountain were all adorned with golden red by the rosy rays.

The family members of the Dongming Department gathered around the watchtower or the city wall, and looked curiously at the several carriages that arrived in front of the gate. Among them, most of them were girls who had not grown up, and they were still whispering secretly:
"Mother said that King Tianlang's son is here, is it true?"

"The son of King Tianlang should be called son or son. I heard from Uncle Jiang that our son of King Tianlang looks very good-looking, like a god..."

"Oh, men don't all look similar. Uncle Jiang just flattered me out of his status in previous years. I'd like to see... Oh! Your Royal Highness! Young Master~!..."

……

The girls from the Western Sea tribes are exactly the same as Liangzhou, most of them are bold and outgoing, not as shy as the girls from the Central Plains, when they see a nice Erlang passing by outside the village, they really dare to tease and make the man blush.

Just as Ye Jingtang got off the carriage supported by Fan Qinghe, the image of a stern young man in a black robe fell into everyone's eyes, and there was an uncontrollable booing sound from both sides of the city immediately above the walled city.

Fortunately, the clan elders standing outside the walled city still knew how to behave. The mothers-in-law turned around and scolded a few words before the walled city became quiet, only whispering.

The dozen or so clan elders standing outside the city walled are all the elders of the major surnames of the Dongming tribe. They can be counted as civil and military courtiers of King Dongming, and Granny Gui is about the same as the old queen who listens to politics behind the curtain.

At this time, the gray-haired Granny Gui was standing in the front with a cane. As a descendant of Qinchibu who married, seeing Ye Jingtang come to Dongmingbu, she couldn't help feeling mixed feelings in her heart.

The last time Granny Gui saw Ye Jingtang in Langxuan City, in fact, at first glance, she could confirm that Ye Jingtang was a member of her clan.

But Ye Jingtang lived in the Southern Dynasty since he was a child, and had never been in contact with the tribes of the West Sea, so he could not have a sense of identity; he had already held a high position in the Southern Dynasty, and he would not care about the three-acre land of the tribes of the West Sea, even if he was with Dong Ming. The fact that they are close to the ministries may also be because they want to help the Southern Dynasty annex the western borders, and they don't really regard the ministries as their own people.

So Granny Gui didn't have much contact with her at the time, she just let Qinghe stay by her side to establish mutual relationship first.

More than half a year has passed, and the facts have proved everything, whether it is Ye Jingtang's own sense of responsibility, or whether Qinghe's pillow is in place, Ye Jingtang has always been on the road of revenge for Qin Chibu.

Today, King Zuoxian was destroyed by Jingtang in the night, it was an outrage to the tribes of Xihai, but to the Qinchi tribe who was wiped out by Beiliang back then, it was avenging blood and hatred of the country, maybe they had never experienced the war of annihilation Ye Jingtang himself was not as excited as Granny Gui.

On the day when the news came back, Grandma Gui faced the sunset directly, knelt and cried all night, constantly talking about God not abandoning Qin Chibu, and bestowing a good boy.

Seeing Ye Jingtang again at this time, Granny Gui felt as if she had seen her own son, and hurriedly brought someone forward to greet her.

The few people following Grandma Gui are all from Princess Tianlang's natal family, and the leader is Fanlu, a middle-aged man in his fifties, who looks elegant in his robes.

Before reaching the gate, Fan Qinghe took the lead and said:

"Grandma Gui, fourth brother."

It was the first time Fanlu saw Ye Jingtang, staring at his face several times, before sighing:

"It's really young and blue, much more handsome than Tianlang King back then, the girls in the village are going crazy."

"Yeah, yeah, these girls have wild tempers, Jingtang, don't worry too much..."

"how come……"

Ye Jingtang knew the general identities of these people, but after all, it was the first time here, facing a large group of distant relatives, I really didn't know how to be polite, just greeted with a smile, and let Qinghe talk.

Granny Gui was holding a cane and being supported by her granddaughter, she asked the clansmen to pull the carriage to the back mountain to unload the goods, she glanced at the team and asked:
"Miss Lu didn't come?"

Fan Qinghe knew that Grandma Gui would ask this, and said to this:
"She made waves in Dongming Mountain back then, so how can she come here now. Come, let's go in and talk."

Grandma Gui saw that Ye Jingtang's complexion was not very good, she knew that she was injured, she didn't delay immediately, and surrounded Ye Jingtang and his group into the city.

Dazhai in the Dongming Department is not small in scale. In addition to the walled city on the mountain, there are also many houses in the surrounding mountains, with no less than six to seven thousand people living there.

The inside of the Walled City is equivalent to a small town, with a street in the center, but because no outsiders can easily come in, there are no shops, only a few restaurants and pubs for the clansmen to entertain when they are free.

Fanqinghe's "Royal Palace" is built on the top of the city wall, not luxurious, but quite imposing. There are stone steps on the left and right, and there is a platform above. or places of worship.

Ye Jing Tang was helped up the steps and reached the platform, where he could have a bird's-eye view of the whole mountain. Behind the platform was a lobby with many chairs.

After Fan Qinghe returned to his residence, he wanted to bid farewell to his uncle who came to pick him up, and let Ye Jingtang have a good rest.

But Granny Gui stopped him and said:

"Jingtang finally came here to lie down, and I still have to say a few words to reassure the clansmen; your Uncle Jiang has already gone to prepare a medicinal bath, and taking a bath later to rest will also be good for recovery."

Ye Jingtang was a bit weak in the recovery of the wound, so it would be fine to sit for a while, so he didn't refuse at the moment, entered the lobby with Benben, sat down on the chair, and said:

"You don't have to worry, I know the consequences after I killed King Zuo Xian, and the matter will definitely not be implicated in Dong Ming's department..."

Granny Gui sat down on the chair next to Yejing Hall, supported the armrest, shook her head slightly and said:

"The king's court was destroyed to resist a strong enemy. Now you have avenged your father. Even if the Winter Ming Department is about to be wiped out, the elders here and even the other departments will not think that you are at fault. The fault is that our departments are not capable of resisting the strong. enemy.

"Before you came, I discussed with the clan elders, if you want to raise the Tianlang King's flag again, the entire Winter Hades will be surrounded, and no one will say 'no'.

"But ambition belongs to ambition, and reality belongs to reality. Now that the rebellion is being raised, the major departments outside are not sure, and may not dare to follow my Dongming department.

"Even if we can integrate all the ministries and work together, our national strength is far inferior to Beiliang. If we can't take down the three cities in the west of Huxi in half a month, we should run out of food..."

Ye Jingtang looked at the faces of everyone present, and knew that these clan elders really wanted to restore the royal court, but due to their strength, they couldn't gamble with the lives of the whole clan.He had this to say:
"Conquest between the two countries is definitely not a child's play. Now that the Great Wei Chen Bing borders, Beiliang will not send a single soldier to the various ministries in the West Sea when the army is overwhelming the border.

"As for how to deal with Beiliang, the Great Wei court will decide on its own. Even if it needs the help of various ministries in the future, it will find a way to get food and armor. After the ministries are fully prepared, it is impossible for them to go to the battlefield hungry in leather armor... ..."

When Fan Lu heard this, he felt that Ye Jingtang still considered himself a member of the Great Wei. As the fourth uncle of the distant family, he frowned after thinking about it:

"The various ministries in the West Sea only serve King Tianlang, and even if they merge into the Southern Dynasty under your leadership, they will only obey the king's order and not the emperor's announcement.

"I'm talking about your uncle, but I still want to remind you that there is no monarch in history who will tolerate a vassal, so powerful that he can divide the territory and stand on his own. ', after a hundred years there will be great chaos..."

Ye Jingtang knew that these were the truth, but it was difficult to respond to Fanlu's worries.

Dongfang Liren, as a descendant of the royal family, wouldn't he not understand how much of a threat Ye Jingtang really became Tianlang King to the imperial power of Wei, so he wanted to explain a few words for Ye Jingtang.

But history is a lesson from the past. Even if Ye Jingtang can guarantee its own loyalty, it will not be able to limit the ambitions of its descendants. As long as Ye Jingtang dies, a chain of suspicion between the new Dongfang clan and the descendants of Tianlang King will be formed. No one can guarantee that the other party will not He will be afraid of himself, so he can only act first.

At present, the only way to break the situation is for the elder sister and Ye Jingtang to have a son, who will inherit the legal lineage of both sides at the same time, so that there will be no differences...

Thinking of this, Dongfang Liren's eyes moved, and she felt that this method was very good, but immediately felt that she was a bit out of line, she thought for a while and said:

"This king is the prince of the Great Wei. The Holy One has no heirs, so he can be regarded as the current heir of the Great Wei. Ye Jingtang is the king's... um... concubine. If he gives birth to an heir in the future, he will have the right to inherit the western border and the Great Wei. ..."

When the elders here heard this, their eyes moved, and they felt that this statement was refreshing.

But Ye Jingtang thought the cake was too big, shook his head and said:

"This is also a solution, but it is too early to talk about it. I am a native of Wei, but the ministries sent me to escape at the price of dying in battle. I will never forget this kindness.

"If the ministries in the West Sea are in trouble, as long as I am here, I will fulfill the responsibilities of King Tianlang. As for what happens a hundred years from now, as long as Beiliang can be wiped out, then the situation will be even more chaotic than it is not now.

"I'm not surprised. If I can live for 80 years and [-] years, I can make three generations stable. It doesn't make much sense to think too far..."

All the clan elders present here feel that this is true. It is a problem for all the ministries in the West Sea to eat now. Considering the ownership of the imperial line in the future, it is really too far away.

Granny Gui thought for a while, then looked at the patriarch sitting at the main seat drinking tea, and said:

"Qinchibu and Dongmingbu have been married for generations. If you can't marry a girl from Dongmingbu, it will be considered that I, Dongmingbu, disliked Qinchibu's family and broke the contract..."

"Ok?"

Fan Qinghe didn't speak at first, but just held the teacup and listened to the elders' discussion. Seeing that Granny Gui suddenly mentioned this, she naturally panicked. She sat up straight and interjected:

"Yejingtang just came over, let's talk about these things later."

Fan Lu frowned when he heard the words: "What are you waiting for? All the uncles are here. If Jing Tang is interested, we can start looking for candidates now; There is no need to rely on marriage to maintain the relationship. When someone comes, we can't just mention the marriage."

Granny Gui nodded slightly, and looked at Ye Jingtang:
"Jingtang, do you have such thoughts?"

Ye Jingtang made Miss Fan push her so hard, she pretended not to marry her, fearing that she would be struck by lightning.

But when he heard this, he smiled happily and nodded like a bird, afraid that he would be taken for a fool by the elders here.

Ye Jingtang was thinking about how to tactfully agree, but Dabenben next to him opened his mouth first.

Dongfangli had long wanted Miss Lafan to go into the water, seeing Granny Gui speak, she asked;

"Can you choose whatever you want?"

Granny Gui was actually a little worried that the queen of Wei would be jealous and would not agree. When she saw what the queen said, she naturally smiled and said proudly:

"There are tens of thousands of girls waiting to be married in the Dongming Department. As long as Jingtang thinks, he can call all of them and stand outside, let Jingtang choose one by one, and pick a few more as dowry to go back to serve his wife..."

Dongfang Liren didn't dare to talk nonsense, but only looked at the beautiful and beautiful priest sitting on the main seat and pretending to be dead:
"She can do it too?"

"..."

There was a little silence in the lobby.

The dozen or so old people present here are all Fan Qinghe's uncles, and if they insist on mentioning this matter here, they are here to urge the marriage.

Seeing that the Queen started the conversation first, Granny Gui naturally followed the words:

"According to the covenant between the two clans, Qing He was supposed to marry into Wang Ting and become a princess, but it was a pity that the Wang Ting disappeared, and the matter ended without a problem.

"Qing He married Jing Tang according to the ancestral precepts, we definitely dare not have any opinions, but I don't know if Jing Tang Le is happy..."

Dongfangli and Aunt Fan pushed the watermelon together, how could Ye Jingtang not be happy, but in public, it's not good to be too direct, she just said with a ladylike manner:
"Ye Jingtang is busy with family and country affairs all day long, and he can't answer for the time being, but he has been with Miss Fan for so long, and he has already formed a relationship. If you think about it clearly, you will definitely not refuse. This king can help you first. He agreed to this matter, but he doesn't know what Miss Fan thinks."

Seeing this, everyone turned their attention to Fan Qinghe.

"..."

Fan Qinghe was in a daze in front of so many elders. How could she answer quickly? Seeing everyone waiting for an answer, she blushed and said:

"Fourth brother, when I count it, it's shocking..."

Fan Lu raised his hand slightly: "How many generations ago, there is nothing to do with it. We are sitting here, just discussing, and not forcing you.

"Let me ask you now, do you want to follow Jingtang in the future and seek the great cause of restoring the country together, or do you want to go against the precepts of your ancestors and find someone else yourself? If you make it clear, we can make arrangements..."

You call this a negotiation?

Fan Qinghe was speechless when she heard this. As a great Zhu Zong, she violated the precepts of her ancestors and also acted as a hammer Zhu Zong. She was afraid that she would be expelled from the ethnic group later and become a Xihai prodigal.

Ye Jingtang saw that the clan elders were so strong and Qinghe couldn't respond easily, so he laughed and said:
"It's true that I've been in love with Qinghe for a long time, it's just that I'm busy with business, and the relationship has not yet been confirmed. Qinghe and I have a sense of proportion in these matters, and it's not good to rush..."

Seeing this, Fan Qinghe nodded quickly:
"Yeah, I... I'll talk to him in private, and when we're done talking, tell Granny Gui, and the uncles can arrange it later, how about it?"

Seeing that Fan Qinghe didn't refuse on the spot, the elders here understood the meaning, and because of the embarrassment of the girl's family, they didn't rush too hard, and after chatting a few more homely things, they left one after another.

After Ye Jingtang finished chatting, he was helped up by Benben and walked towards the residential area behind the lobby.

And Fan Qinghe seemed ashamed to see people. After seeing off his uncle, he ran to the front to lead the way. He was probably three feet away and couldn't speak.

It was not easy for Ye Jingtang to follow up and ask, and he and Benben followed to the yard where they stayed. Before entering the door, they smelled a fragrance and hummed "chi chi chi~".

Ye Jingtang was wondering why the bird had disappeared just now, but when he walked into the courtyard, he found an open-air grill with charcoal burning inside, and a roasted lamb that was shiny with oil was sandwiched on it.

Niao Niao squatted on the stool, looking straight at the roast lamb, because he couldn't eat it for the time being, he kept shaking his head and waiting, looking very happy.

There are also two young girls who used to dance in Langxuan City in the yard. One is watching the fire in front of the roast sheep, and the other is preparing a medicinal bath in the house.

Fan Qinghe entered the yard and asked the younger sister in the clan to cut the lamb, and then went into the house to check the medicinal bath.

Dongfang Liren supported Ye Jingtang, and after sitting down in a rather elegant room, he walked behind Fan Qinghe, folded his arms around his chest and tilted his head slightly:
"Huh? Have you considered it?"

"..."

Fan Qinghe blushed, turned his back to Dongfang Liren and continued to work, and said in a low voice:
"How can Your Highness mention such a thing in the lobby? I'm a doctor, and I have nothing to do with Ye Jingtang. If you say that, won't you put me on the fire?"

nothing?
Dongfang Liren didn't know how to comment on this, but she didn't say it too directly, she just said:
"Then think about it slowly and talk about business first. We agreed on the way, and now we're at Dongming Mountain. The snow lake flowers are taken care of by the elders. It's up to you to help with the adjustment, right?"

"..."

Fan Qinghe blinked his eyes, turned around, and looked at Ye Jingtang, who was a little faint:
"Does he still need to be recuperated?"

Ye Jingtang sat on the couch, unloaded his sword and sundries, heard the chatter in the back room, shook his head and said with a smile:
"I'm actually fine...cough..."

Noticing that Benben's eyes turned cold, he put on a pose, "Don't you dare to say that you don't need her help, don't even think about touching this king again this month!" '' expression, Ye Jingtang quickly shut up again, pretending he didn't hear anything, and continued to toss the sword.

Dongfangli turned his head and looked at Aunt Fan who wanted to shirk responsibility:

"Whether he needs treatment, as a doctor, you should know better than this king, and you can check it yourself later. I have tried my best on the road, and I really can't help you. If you are really not willing, I will go and explain to Granny Gui." The situation, let her old man choose a suitable girl to serve. Alright, let's eat first."

After Dongfang Liren finished speaking, he came to the restaurant next door and began to feed the impatient birds.

Fan Qinghe felt that Ye Jingtang was so weak that he didn't need any more help. He remained silent for a while, but didn't respond. He helped Ye Jingtang sit down on the stool, and changed the topic:
"Let's take a hot bath first, and then I'll take you out for a walk. The moon in Dongming Mountain is very beautiful..."

Dongfang Liren was cutting the roast lamb with a knife, maybe during the time of making out, Ye Jingtang listened too much, his brain twitched, and he answered casually:

"The moon in the sky is not as beautiful as Miss Fan's moon..."

Before he finished speaking, Dongfang Liren's expression was slightly stiff, and his face slowly turned red.

"..."

Ye Jingtang really didn't expect the unsmiling Big Benben to say such a hot word, he almost breathed a sigh of relief, he wanted to say 'really', but he didn't dare to speak when he saw that Benben wanted to silence him.

And Fan Qinghe was also stunned, looking at the queen who wanted to pretend nothing happened, she felt that she was the apprentice taught by the witch.

She held back for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I can't compare to Your Highness", and then began to eat sullenly.

Dongfang Liren slipped his tongue for a while, so it is definitely not easy to speak again.Fan Qinghe thought about the urging of his uncles to marry, and he didn't even bother to talk about family matters.

The three of them ate a few mouthfuls of a bird, but in the end Ye Jingtang couldn't hold back, he laughed "Pff~" and then his shoulders shook.

Dongfang Liren heard the muffled laughter, his face flushed red again, and he stepped on the toe of the pervert:

"why are you laughing?!"

"Hehe...it's nothing, this roast lamb is really big...hiss~ so fragrant..."

Niao Niao, who was bored, looked at Ye Jingtang who was crying with joy after eating the roast lamb, spread his wings and chirped twice, which obviously meant that it was just roast lamb, why is eating so happy?Prospects?
But after the doubts were over, Niao Niao thoughtfully gave Ye Jing Tang two pieces of chopped mutton, so that he could eat more if he was happy...

(End of this chapter)