Tiantang

Chapter 181 Selling as a Slave
Chapter 190 Selling yourself as a slave

Speaking of this, Zhang Xuan looked coldly at Taoist Fengming with a serious expression.

Taoist Fengming's face became extremely pale.As Zhang Xuan said, although she is a Taoist nun, she is not a rootless duckweed.

Strictly speaking, her family only has the thin blood of the former Sui royal family, and after more than a hundred years of dilution, the surname is actually Yang.It's just that, as the only surviving survivor of the former dynasty, her family has always followed the ancestral precepts and has a deep hatred for the Li family.

Her family is considered a big family in Luoyang City.It's just that most of the clansmen work as merchants, and few enter the court as officials.

If Zhang Xuan handed her over to the imperial court, obviously, what awaited Taoist Fengming was not only the personal death, but also the destruction of the entire family.What's more, she still has many relatives in the direct line of life.

The crime of assassinating an important official of the current dynasty, taking refuge in Anlu Mountain and her status as a survivor of the former Sui royal family are enough to make her and her clan face a situation of eternal doom.The same is true for Li Tengkong.

Thinking of this, Taoist Fengming's mouth trembled slightly, but her expression gradually calmed down.

"How are you doing?" Daoist Fengming became a nun at the age of ten and studied arts. She has been in the world for more than 20 years, so she is naturally not a cheap lamp.She knew that since Zhang Xuan detained the two masters and apprentices alone for interrogation today, and said these words, he must have other intentions, otherwise he would not do anything unnecessary and directly send them to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to be dealt with according to the law That's it.

Zhang Xuan was silent.

After a long time, he smiled softly, "Zhang wants to make a deal with you."

Taoist Fengming stared at Zhang Xuan and said tremblingly, "What deal?"

"Take the head of Anlu Mountain, and Zhang can forget about the past." Zhang Xuan waved his hand casually, and said lightly.

Daoist Fengming raised her eyebrows and smiled coldly, "You might as well kill the poor Taoist. Anlu Mountain has a heavy army, and the mansion is heavily guarded and difficult to get close to. In addition, this person is as cunning as a fox, and he lives in no fixed place, so it is difficult to track his whereabouts. Pindao was able to sneak up to An Lushan and kill him, but he could not escape death in the end."

"Since the left and right are also dead, why does the poor need to do so much?"

Zhang Xuan sneered, "You masters and apprentices dare to assassinate my official at the foot of the Son of Heaven in broad daylight, so don't you dare to touch Anlu Mountain?"

The corner of Feng Ming's mouth twitched lightly, thinking how this Chang'an City can compare with the Marshal's Mansion in Anlu Mountain.That Anlu Mountain was always on the lookout for someone to assassinate, and in addition to the fact that he had attracted a lot of dead fighters over the years, it was even more difficult to kill him than entering the palace to assassinate the emperor.

Zhang Xuan looked at Fengming quietly, and suddenly burst out laughing, "It's okay if you can't get the head of Anlu Mountain, then join me as a personal maid and bodyguard... I also want to learn from Anlushan , gathered around a group of masters to protect, so as to prevent someone from assassinating again in the future..."

There was a hint of teasing in Zhang Xuan's words.

Feng Ming only twitched the corner of his mouth when he heard this, but Li Tengkong reacted violently, and shouted angrily, "Don't even think about it!"

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, he ignored Li Tengkong at all, just stared at Fengming's changing face, and said coldly, "I will serve as a slave under my official family and be loyal to a certain family, otherwise, I will die! Execute the Jiu Clan!"

"I'll give you time to think about it over a cup of tea."

After speaking, Zhang Xuan walked away.Xiao Shisanlang frowned and followed out.

At the entrance of the hall, Zhang Xuan looked up at the vast night sky with a calm expression.

Xiao Shisanlang stood beside him in silence for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Brother, I really don't understand what you mean. Are you really going to force these two people to assassinate An Lushan?"

Zhang Xuan smiled softly, looked back at Shisanlang Xiao, and said calmly, "Brother, An Lushan is not so easy to kill. This man is ambitious and has accumulated strength for many years to try to rebel. Naturally, the defenses around him are heavily guarded. Trying to assassinate him is harder than reaching the sky."

"If sending assassins could solve the catastrophe of Anlu Mountain, the emperor would have done it long ago."

"At this time, any disturbance may stimulate An Lushan to raise troops in advance...I am just joking."

Of course Zhang Xuan was just a joke.Don't say that the assassination of An Lushan is almost doomed to fail, and it will stimulate An Lushan, causing a series of negative reactions; even if Taoist Fengming can really kill An Lushan, Zhang Xuan will not.

For Zhang Xuan, An Lushan is not only a confidant, but also a prop of opportunity.If there is no An Lushan, how can he accumulate his personal strength.If the threat of An Lushan is lost, I am afraid that Li Heng will be the first to attack Zhang Xuan in the future.

At this moment, the greater the threat of An Lushan, the safer Zhang Xuan is, and the more opportunities there are.

The Tang court had no other choice but to do everything possible to support Zhang Xuan and use Zhang Xuan to check and balance Anlu Mountain.

"Then... what do you mean? Could it be that you really want to..." Xiao Shisanlang frowned, "Please forgive me for speaking bluntly, this kind of knight-errant doesn't follow the rules of etiquette at all, even though she reluctantly agreed to sell herself in order to survive If you are a slave, you will inevitably rebel in the future."

Zhang Xuan sneered coldly, "She dares! Even if she enters a certain family, she can only be loyal. If there is even the slightest disagreement, the certain family will never be merciful!"

"This Taoist priest Fengming is not a worldly expert like my brother who is indifferent to fame and fortune. She took refuge in Anlu Mountain under the banner of national hatred and family hatred. In fact, she was just greedy for wealth and honor. There is no other reason. She is afraid of death. Afraid of death People have more thoughts..."

A strange smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth, "If she wasn't afraid of death, and didn't covet glory and wealth, I would have no choice but to execute her. But now, I have a way to deal with her!"

Xiao Shisanlang hesitated for a while, although he was still worried, he didn't say anything more.Because he has already seen that Zhang Xuan has made up his mind.And following Zhang Xuan for so long, he also knows Zhang Xuan's personality very well, as long as he has made up his mind, it basically cannot be changed.

Zhang Xuan turned his head slowly.In my heart, I sighed.

In fact, it was a temporary idea to bring Aunt Fengming's master and apprentice into the sect.Troubled times are approaching, and he must make some in-depth plans for his future plans.There must be many strange people around An Lushan. Compared with them, Zhang Xuan felt that it was far from enough to have only one Xiao Shisanlang by his side.

After all, power is not omnipotent in this era where power and force represent everything.

Zhang Xuan was not worried that the two would rebel.Having been a human being for two lifetimes and seeing through the world of mortals, he saw through Taoist Fengming's true nature at a glance.As long as she has ambitions, desires, and concerns, she will be easy to control.

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Feng Ming turned his head to look at Li Tengkong, and said in a low voice, "Kong'er..."

Li Tengkong naturally knew his master's temperament very well. Seeing Taoist Fengming's expression like this, she felt a chill in her heart.

Li Tengkong closed his eyes helplessly.Immediately he opened his eyes and said quietly, "Master, you must know that if you agree to his request, you will be selling yourself as a slave... and in the future, it is hard to say whether he will go back on his word..."

Feng Ming sighed lightly, "Kong'er, you and I have concerns about our master and apprentice, even if you and I are not afraid of death, if it spreads the misfortune to the whole family, how can we bear it?"

"According to the master's opinion, you and I should endure the humiliation for now, and make plans later." Feng Ming lowered his voice and said softly.

Li Tengkong's heart turned cold when he heard the words, he slowly closed his eyes, and said nothing more.

Since the master is afraid of death and wants to sell himself, what can she say?Besides, she was also worried that Zhang Xuan would implicate her family and clan.

Not long after, Zhang Xuan and Xiao Shisanlang walked in one after the other. As soon as they walked in, Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, "How do you think about it?"

Li Tengkong closed his eyes and said nothing, his pretty face twitching slightly.

Feng Ming forced a smile, "Pindao can agree to serve the Great Governor, but the premise is that the Great Governor will not humiliate the poor master and apprentice! It is okay to be the guest of the Great Governor, but never a slave. If you die, you will never agree!"

Zhang Xuan withdrew his smile, strode up to Taoist Fengming, stretched out two fingers to lift Fengming's smooth and delicate chin, and said calmly, "You have forgotten your identity. You didn't bargain with me Room. In a word, become a naturalized slave, otherwise you will kill all the nine clans!"

Feng Ming's face turned red suddenly, a little anger shot out from his eyes, but he restrained himself in an instant.

She shook her head vigorously, put aside Zhang Xuan's two flirtatious fingers, and said in a trembling voice, "The governor, don't bully me too much!"

"When you assassinate this official, it is a great kindness and a great capacity for me to spare your life." Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "Feng Ming, you are a smart person, as long as you do things well for this official , I may not be able to get rid of your slavery in the future, and at the same time give you the glory and wealth you want!"

"My patience is limited—since you are so ignorant of flattery, don't blame me for being ruthless." Zhang Xuan said in a deep voice, "Come here!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words fell, Feng Ming followed up tremblingly, "Pindao...Pindao agrees."

Feng Ming closed his eyes in shame.

Zhang Xuan laughed silently, and waved his hand to screen away the group of Habayashi guards who rushed in.

"From now on, I feel uncomfortable when I take off this Taoist robe." Zhang Xuan laughed, "Feng Ming, your lay name is Yang Jinhua, from now on I will call you Hua Nuer."

As he said that, Zhang Xuan glanced at Li Tengkong. Seeing the shame and indignation of this woman, he couldn't help laughing secretly, but he didn't say anything to tease her again.

Feng Ming suddenly opened his eyes, and his whole body was covered in cold sweat: How could he know his layman's name?

Then I remembered that I had been in Beijing for more than ten years and had a close relationship with Princess Yuzhen and other noble ladies in the capital. Otherwise, how could I have accepted Li Linfu's daughter Li Tengkong as an apprentice.Li Chiying knows her origins clearly.

Thinking of this, the "twisting" fire in Feng Ming's heart was immediately extinguished by a basin of cold water.If she is slightly different, Zhang Xuan will attack her family and clansmen.

Zhang Xuan smiled loudly and floated away.

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After playing the bottle all afternoon, I had a splitting headache, a persistent high fever, and drowsiness. I really couldn't hold on anymore.For the chapters owed, Lao Yu will try his best to make up for it on weekends.

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