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Chapter 353 I will always stand on His Highness’s side

In front of the Uehara Wang family's residence, this massive commotion has been going on for a whole day. From morning to night, the East Palace Guards and the people of Changming surrounded the mansion. People outside could not get in, and people inside could not get out.

Due to the silent attitude of the Uehara Wang family, the grievances and anger of many people could not be vented. As emotions continued to ferment, more and more people gathered in front of the Wang family's residence. It seemed that half of the people in Changming City were here. Same.

It was already evening, and countless torches and spiritual stone lamps were lit among the crowded crowd for lighting, making this already bustling area even brighter.

After Fang Weihan had a brief meal, he sat back on the horse.

As the core figure of this demonstration, Fang Weihan must be under the gaze of everyone at all times. Only when the people of Changming can see him, this atmosphere of common hatred and hatred will not be interrupted.

On the surface, he was closing his eyes to rest his mind, but in fact, he was studying the general outline of star theory and increasing his mental power.

But at this moment, with Mingwu's fifth-level super hearing, he heard some very discordant sounds coming from the crowd.

"How long will this siege last? We've been standing here all day and haven't even had a few bites of food."

A man who looked like a young boy said cursingly.

"You can wait if you want. I'll go back to eat first!"

He said loudly, and then wanted to push aside the people behind him and go out.

As soon as the boy finished speaking, many people started talking:

"That's right, when will this be over?"

"If Wang Uehara really doesn't admit his mistake, will we have to stand here forever?"

"I came here to watch the family die! I didn't come here to stand for punishment!"

"Let's go, let's go, it's really boring."

These people shouted angrily and then left one after another.

Not far away, Chen Yuxian frowned: "Wei Lie... this..."

As the former deputy commander of Xuan Zhongwei, Chen Yuxian had an almost keen intuition for changes in the scene. When people's bias appears on such a large scale at the same time, the possibility of it being a natural phenomenon will be infinitely close to zero.

Chen Yuxian reacted immediately: someone must be manipulating the atmosphere behind the scenes.

Although the Uehara Wang family does not attach much importance to public opinion, since the Uehara Wang family has been able to stand at the pinnacle of family power for so long, they naturally have their own method of controlling public opinion.

Fang Weihan's expression did not change.

As a person who has received higher education on the Internet, Fang Weihan knows better than anyone how powerful the navy is. He had long expected that the Uehara Wang family might make small moves among the people, forcing the besieging team to disintegrate from within.

"Don't worry, just wait and see what happens."

Under most conditions, the existence of navy troops may bias the thinking of some people.

Except for one more extreme case.

Seeing that the expressions of the people around him were slightly shaken, the boy who yelled out in the first place couldn't help but feel a little proud.

So he decided to strike while the iron was hot and continued to shout impatiently:
"Prince Guangling obviously has so many things wrong with him, why didn't he lead us in directly?! I see, it's Fang Weihan who is greedy for life and afraid of death..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was hit with an egg on his head.

"Who hit me..."

He looked angrily and saw a little girl glaring at him:

She said loudly: "His Royal Highness Prince Guangling is not what you said!"

As soon as they heard that someone was disrespectful to Weihan, the people around him came closer and surrounded the young man who made the noise.

"That's him! He's the one who spoke ill of His Highness Prince Guangling, and he's also the one who told everyone to leave just now!"

The little girl said crisply in a childish voice.

Amidst the endless chatter among the people, the identity of this young boy was quickly revealed.

A boy who worked in the same place as him stood up and identified him: "He is a spy of the Uehara Wang family! I just saw the Wang family's housekeeper talking to him a few days ago!"

“Get out of here, spies of the Wang family!”

"Get out!"

Before he could argue, the boy was instantly knocked to the ground by the angry people. Countless fists and kicks hit him, and the sophistry he was about to say turned into a howl.

The people who had just spoken out had quietly dispersed into the crowd at some point, and no longer dared to say anything bad about Fang Weihan.

None of this had any impact on Fang Weihan in the distance.

"Is this... just... self-defeating?" Chen Yuxian expressed that it was difficult to understand.

"It is almost an impossible task for the Uehara Wang family to defeat us at the level of people's hearts." Fang Weihan said calmly, "They can manipulate officialdom and control resources, but they have never truly penetrated the people's hearts."

"No matter how many nice words you say and how many internal agents you arrange among the people, it's still not as practical as giving them some benefits."

Chen Yu first asked: "But we didn't give them much benefit?"

"We really didn't give much benefit."

"But we gave them hope."

Dusk is approaching, and the sun and moon are in the same sky. The intersection of sunlight and moonlight is the most magnificent bright color before the darkness of heaven and earth.

Fang Weihan narrowed his eyes.

In a certain direction to the east, the crowd suddenly opened a gap, and Princess Changming of the Empire walked slowly towards Fang Weihan in a gold-pink floor-length dress.

The girl walked to a place three steps in front of Fang Weihan and stopped, with a smile on her delicate and noble face, making it difficult to tell her true thoughts.

After Fang Weihan was silent for a moment, he cupped his fists and saluted:

"I have met Her Royal Highness in this humble position."

"Well, it's hard work, General Fang."

Fang Tang did not call Fang Weihan the more intimate ninth brother, but chose the more formal and polite General Fang.

Fang Weihan: "Your Highness, you are here to..."

"I want to discuss something with General Fang. Would General Fang be willing to do me the honor?"

Fang Tang said with a smile.

"Of course, Your Highness has your destiny, so I sincerely agree."

Fang Weihan watched as the girl in front of him took out a silent formation stone and crushed it between them. A soundproof and light-proof barrier enveloped the two of them, making it impossible for others to spy on their movements and words.

What on earth was she going to say, that she even used the light-hiding formation stone?
His heart sank to the bottom.

Fang Tang said calmly: "General Fang, withdraw your troops."

"Your Highness, I need a reason." Fang Weihan said after being silent for a long time.

"I have reached an agreement with the Uehara Wang family and have come to persuade you to withdraw your troops. Is this reason enough?"

Although the girl looked at him with a smile, her eyes did not have much warmth. "Your Highness, the matter has developed to the point where the people's anger has been completely ignited. If Wang Uehara cannot give them an answer, the people will not leave."

"If you leave, they will leave." Fang Tang said, "And the Uehara Wang family is willing to agree to the two conditions you proposed, but the price is that they are only willing to let me settle the matter so that they can save their face."

"This is how the aristocratic family is, it's really ridiculous." The girl sighed sarcastically and looked at Fang Weihan again.

She said softly: "I have already obtained enough benefits. Prince Guangling Fang Weihan, please stop."

Both Fang Weihan and Fang Tang knew that as long as Fang Tang gave the order, Fang Weihan could not openly oppose her at all.

This is a betrayal of the alliance, which is equivalent to destroying the Great Wall. It is absolutely impossible for him to make fun of his own future.

What's even more serious is that what Fang Weihan is doing now must be done openly.

The sun sets over the western mountains, and the sharp crescent moon hangs in the sky, like a sad and beautiful wound opened in the dark night.

Fang Weihan looked at the girl in front of him who once called his teacher intimately, and felt that her fate was a bit ridiculous.

"Your Highness, I'm very curious." He suppressed all his annoyance and sadness and asked calmly, "What conditions did Wang Uehara offer to His Highness to make His Highness dissuade me at all costs?"

"The support from the aristocratic family alone is enough. In addition, they also handed over half of the admission quota for Qinghuo Academy."

Fang Tang grew up in a deep palace since childhood and is very sensitive to the emotional changes of people around him. Although Fang Weihan did a good job of hiding it, she could still clearly feel his sadness and pain.

There was a dead emotion in his eyes, an emotion similar to... being betrayed by someone close to you.

betray?

The girl's heart twitched hard, and the unforgettable sourness grew crazily, almost making her breathless.

She bit the tip of her tongue and used the pain to pull herself back from the dazed state just now.

Fang Tang secretly hated his performance.

Why is it that once Fang Weihan's matter is involved, the calmness he once had is gone? It was just a common attempt to grab credit in official circles, and I didn't owe him anything. As for feeling guilty about this incident?

In order to cover up her gaffe, the girl pretended to be relaxed and said:
"General Fang may not know how important this half of the Qinghuo Academy admission quota is to Gu. He had previously conceived an idea called the imperial examination system, which happened to require this half of the quota."

Fang Weihan: "..."

He raised his head and glanced at Fang Tang, his lips moved, but in the end he said nothing.

Fang Tang said: "If General Fang is curious about the imperial examination system, you can ask directly. Gu Dingran will tell you everything he knows."

This is the first time he heard about this kind of thing, so he must be very curious, right?

The girl thought.

If he is curious, then I will tell him in a feigned enthusiasm and kindness. In this way, I can also let him know that I have treated him as one of my own, and when the time comes, it won't be as uncomfortable as it is now.

"No need."

Eh?
Fang Tang's thoughts stopped suddenly, and the smile froze on his face.

Fang Weihan exhaled slowly, his expression a little tired.

"Your Highness, you don't have to care about my feelings. Think what you think, do what you want, and you will succeed if you keep at it."

He turned around and left one last sentence to Fang Tang before leaving:

"I will always...stand on His Highness's side."

The girl stared blankly at his leaving figure, feeling as if the blood in her heart stopped flowing for a moment.

She twitched the corners of her mouth with difficulty, revealing a forced sarcastic smile: "Who in this world can guarantee that their position will never change? Who can always stand on my side? Stop talking nonsense, Fang Weihan."

"Stop talking nonsense..."

Her eyelids were a little moist, and tears filled her eyes before she knew it.

The girl raised her hand and slapped herself hard.

She didn't hold back at all, and bright red palm prints soon appeared on her pretty fair face.

"Don't cry!"

The girl said fiercely.

She clutched the sword spike in her hand tightly. At this moment, only this sword spike could bring her spiritual comfort.

The stubborn girl didn't let the tears fall after all.

After briefly calming down, Fang Tang cleaned up his appearance and walked out of the light-hiding barrier.

Then she discovered that in just a short period of time, the people's eyes towards her had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The people chanted her name, and wherever she went, there were thunderous shouts.

Fang Tang was confused in her heart, but she still acted graceful and generous on the surface. Until she stepped onto her carriage, Fang Tang still didn't realize what was going on.

She took the opportunity to respond to the people's nods and glanced around, but she never found Fang Weihan.

Feihong stayed in the East Palace to handle matters. This time it was Luoying who came with Fang Tang.

On the carriage on the way back, Fang Tang asked Luoying:
"Fang...what did my ninth brother say outside just now?"

Among the many oirans in Huanhua Tower, Luoying is the youngest and the one who admires Fang Weihan the most. She loves poetry and songs, and was first impressed by Fang Weihan's diction. Then she discovered more and more shining points in Fang Weihan, and gradually it became difficult to get away.

In addition, Luoying is also the most outspoken one.

"Returning to Your Highness," Luoying said calmly, "His Royal Highness King Guangling just said that due to His Highness's mediation, the Uehara Wang family, who originally planned to resist to the end, agreed to the conditions and was prepared to admit his mistake and submit. He also specifically emphasized that if Without His Highness’s efforts, it would have been impossible for the Uehara Wang family to make such a big concession.”

He just... spoke for me? Isn't he afraid that his reputation will be damaged?
But it's obvious that I...but it's obvious that I completely disrupted his plan and robbed him of his honor, why would he do this?
Fang Tang leaned weakly on the back of the soft seat, his red cheeks losing their color at some point.

Looking at Luoying's face that couldn't hide her resentment, the girl felt a little sour in her heart.

She turned her head and asked softly: "Do you like him?"

"Your Royal Highness, Luoying's life was saved by His Royal Highness Prince Guangling. If he hadn't sacrificed his life to save her, Luoying would have died under the attack of the demon sect."

Luoying replied expressionlessly.

"I agree with His Highness's strategy, but Shu Luoying really cannot appreciate His Highness's plotting against His Highness Prince Guangling."

This statement was already an act of presumption, and Luoying was already prepared to be beaten and scolded by Fang Tang and then alienated and ignored.

But Fang Tang did nothing.

She stared blankly at the bustling street scene speeding away outside the window, but Fang Weihan's words just now kept echoing in her mind: "I will always... stand on your side."

He said so.

A crystal droplet fell from the side of her face and hit her wrist, which was a little warm.

This time, she finally couldn't hold it in any longer.

(End of this chapter)