My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 686 Bewitching
It was the June solar term. Under the puffy clouds, the bustling crowd braved the scorching sun and watched the team entering the city.

Beigong Shu nervously followed the swordsman in front of him, who was wearing a blue shirt and a white robe embroidered with plum blossoms, through two streets. On the way, he wanted to take advantage of the crowds around him to slip away, but before he took two steps, he found that in the lively crowd around him, figures dressed in the same way were staring at him.

These people are spies!

Thinking of this, Beigong Shu's heart began to beat wildly. He looked at the figure leading the way in front of him, clenched his teeth, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down as he swallowed his saliva.

I couldn't help but ask nervously.

"This brave man... which lord wants to see me?"

The figure holding the sword in front of him turned his head slightly and said, "Don't ask. You will know when you get there."

The sidelong glance made Beigong Shu's heart skip a beat. A flattering smile appeared on his face, "Yes... yes, I won't ask any more questions."

He spoke humbly, but his eyes glanced around, looking for a chance to escape.

After turning the corner in front, Beigong Shu suddenly turned around and squeezed towards a group of people next to him, trying to avoid the spies by taking advantage of the blind spot at the corner and the crowded crowd around him, and then rushed to an alley in front.

He grew up in Ding'an City. When he was eleven or twelve years old, he started hanging out with a bunch of ruffians in the city. Every other day he was either chased and beaten, or he molested decent women, or stole property. He was very familiar with the streets in the city.

Turn around!

Squeezing into the crowd, at the moment when Beigong Shu's lips curled up into a smile, a figure with backlight stood in front of him, raised his hand and pushed him on the shoulder, and the whole person stumbled back to his original position.

It was another spy. He pushed Beigong Shu back and said, "Please don't make things difficult for us." Then he retreated into the crowd behind him which was slightly pushing and shoving.

I can’t leave…

Beigong Shu finally began to panic at this point, and could only hope that those rascals who were on good terms with him would tell his mother Jiang Wan about this.

Following the spy leading the way, they passed through the bustling crowd of onlookers and soon entered a restaurant with a blue flag hanging outside the door.

The moment I stepped into the restaurant, the noisy sounds gradually faded outside. I went up to the second floor, where it was surprisingly quiet.

The spy who led the way stood aside and motioned Beigong Shu to go to the private room opposite the stairs.

He knocked on the door three times, and then he heard a gentle middle-aged man's voice calling out, "Come in."

Beigong Shu swallowed, pushed open the door, lowered his head and walked in carefully. With his lowered eyes, he could only see a pair of black-patterned feet under the other person's robe.

"I, Jiang Shu, pay my respects to this noble man."

Before knowing the other person's name and official position, it is natural to use the most noble and pleasant title to address the other person.

However, the middle-aged man opposite him said something that made his hair stand on end: "If your surname is Beigong, then your surname is Beigong. What is there to hide?"

Beigong Shuxin's heart instantly rose to his throat, and he nervously pinched the corners of his clothes with both hands, until his joints turned white.

He slowly raised his head and saw a middle-aged man with a thin face, gloomy expression and a half-foot beard on his chin looking at him with a fake smile.

Beigong Shu quickly lowered his head.

"I am a commoner... my surname is Jiang... not Beigong..."

"The descendants of the previous emperor...why hide it from me?"

When these words reached Beigong Shu's ears, the other party suddenly walked up to him and held his arms: "Your Majesty, it's so easy for me to find you."

Beigong Shu's eyes flashed with horror, and he quickly stepped back, turning around to try to escape from the private room, but the door was slammed shut by the spy outside.

"Sir, why are you looking for me?"

"Your Majesty, don't panic. I am Li Wen, a minister of the previous dynasty. Over the years, I have been looking for the whereabouts of your majesty and your son..."

"My last name is not Beigong, my last name is Jiang, sir, please don't address me by that name."

Beigong Shu looked at the other party politely bowing to him, and he waved his hand quickly, not buying into the other party's trick at all, "My ancestors all lived in Ding'an..."

"Then why does your mother have the same name as the empress dowager of the previous dynasty? You should know that it is a serious crime in the previous dynasty and in this dynasty!"

Li Ru lowered his hand and firmly grasped Beigong Shu's waving arm: "Besides, you are so similar to the late emperor... How can it be fake, Your Majesty... Do you want to know how your father died?"

Beigong Shu, who originally wanted to resist, suddenly stopped and looked stunned.

You have to know that the person he cared about most since he was a child was his father... Other children have fathers, but he and his sister Su Ying don't, and they can't even mention it.

He knew that the surname Beigong would bring a lot of trouble, so he did not object to his mother Jiang Wan letting him and his siblings take her surname.

But what he cares about is how his father Bei Gongye died. After all, this has always been a thorn in his childhood. When he asked his mother Jiang Wan about it, she scolded him instead, which made him rebellious. He often stayed out of the house and hung out outside, which was naturally for the purpose of protecting himself.

But now that he was exposed by Li Wen, who claimed to be an old minister of the previous dynasty, it would be a lie to say that he was not nervous.

What frightened him even more was that the other party had been looking for him and his mother, and his purpose was obviously not that simple.

Seeing that he couldn't pretend anymore, Beigong Shu looked at the other party tremblingly: "My lord, just tell me what you want to do... If Jiang Shu can help, he will definitely not refuse."

Over there, Li Ru twirled his beard, without making any comment on these words, and just looked at the young man in front of him with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you are not as good as your father in this respect. The late emperor was a man of great talent and strategy, with strong tactics. His words were influential in the court and he was admired by everyone."

Hearing the other party's gentle words, the young man felt a sense of panic for no reason.

Too dangerous……

This person is too dangerous!
Beigong Shu's face turned pale, and he leaned against the door, almost growling, "What on earth are you going to say?!"

The middle-aged man in front of him did not answer directly. He nodded slightly and continued, "The late emperor worked hard to govern the country, appointed talented people and made reforms, and eliminated the pests in Yan State one by one. However, there were too many pests and their power was huge. Eight marquises rebelled. Among them, Ding'an Marquis Su Congfang and his son Su Chen had a very strong military force. They refused to accept the late emperor's reduction of their titles and led their troops north... Alas!"

Li Ru stopped, looked up and sighed.

"Yanjing was captured, the late emperor was captured in the palace, and was eventually killed by the traitor Su Chen."

Hearing this, Beigong Shu reacted and quickly interrupted: "But my mother said that my father died at the hands of the assassin of the Wild God Cult!"

"That's because your mother is protecting you, so she doesn't dare to tell you the truth!" Li Ru interrupted him, brushing aside his sleeves: "If you don't say that, your majesty might also be killed. The queen mother gave herself to the thieves and accepted that the late emperor was killed by the evil cult. Everything was for your majesty!"

"You mean, my father..."

Beigong Shu leaned against the door and slid down to the ground and sat down. "My father... was killed by His Majesty."

He was not stupid. He had guessed it a long time ago, but he was not sure.

Moreover, he knew from a young age that his mother was close to the current emperor. Even in his childhood memories, there were vague scenes of King Xia entering and leaving his mother's bedroom.

Thinking of this, he clenched his fists, and his not-so-tall body trembled slightly. At this moment, he was almost convinced that the middle-aged man in front of him was an old minister of his father.

There are not many people who dare to call the current emperor a traitor.

"So what... my father, the Great Yan, is dead."

Beigong Shu unclenched his fists, opened his slightly moustachioed lips, and uttered a choked voice: "My mother and I are now just civilians in Ding'an City. The Yan Kingdom has perished."

"Your Majesty was forced to abdicate! We, the officials of Great Yan, will never admit it!"

Li Ru stepped forward, his expression serious and earnest, "As long as your majesty and the queen mother are still alive, Great Yan will not perish."

He cupped his hands and bowed, "The old ministers of Great Yan and the thousands of people who are grateful for their homeland are all looking forward to Your Majesty's recovery of Great Yan!"

The young man gradually raised his face and looked at Li Ru with red eyes.

"Your Majesty, Ding'an is the birthplace of the dragon of Daxia. It may not be the birthplace of your dragon. After all, the Dragon Pond is where real dragons are nurtured."

Li Ru paused for a moment and said, "It just so happens that the Crown Prince of Daxia is also in Ding'an City. I am willing to help Your Majesty restore the country!"

dong dong——

Beigong Shu, who was sitting on the ground leaning against the door, had his heart beating wildly, obviously irritated by Li Ru's words.

He stood up slowly, breathing heavily.

"Mr. Li...Mr. Li...Are you absolutely sure?"

"The generals here are all former officials of Great Yan. I have discussed this with them before I came. In addition, there are high-ranking officials in the Yanjing court who are helping me."

There was ferocity in Li Ru's eyes. He approached the young man step by step, and clenched his palm into a fist in front of him.

"The Great Xia Emperor is far away in the west with his elite troops. There are not many soldiers in Yan who can fight now, but I have one in my hands. I will just wait for your Majesty to give the order and ambush Su Chen when he leaves the city, and then take Ding'an!"

Li Ru was like a devil, whispering in the boy's ear: "Like Su Chen, lead the army north, recapture Yanjing, and settle the matter in one fell swoop!"

Beigong Shu swallowed and was obviously moved.

(End of this chapter)