Fortunate Young Gentleman

Tang Ning never thought that he would meet Mr. Xu here.

This person has a great reputation in the capital. He is the most trusted counselor around King Kang. Because of his existence, King Kang has been able to fight against King Duan for so many years.

Later, King Kang murdered the king and treasoned during the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. People related to King Kang were implicated, but the court has not caught Mr. Xu until now.

Until now, he is still one of the wanted criminals by the court.

With the failure of King Kang, Tang Ning almost forgot about this person, but he didn't expect to see him here.

He looked at Mr. Xu and asked, "So you hid here."

Mr. Xu held a folding fan, smiled, and said, "This is Xu's home, what do you mean by hiding?"

Tang Ning looked him up and down and asked, "Aren't you a Han Chinese?"

Mr. Xu said, "I used to be."

Han people accounted for a large proportion of Xiaowan City, because Xiaowan won over a large number of scholars from the State of Chen at the beginning of its founding.

If he had already surrendered to Xiao Wan, how could he have stayed with King Kang all these years? Tang Ning looked at him deeply, and his heart was filled with a lot of waves.

If Mr. Xu was Xiao Wan's undercover agent beside King Kang from the beginning to the end, then Xiao Wan had been planning to attack the State of Chen at least 20 years ago.

It is very likely that he was the one who planned King Kang's rebellion behind the scenes. Tang Ning thought that King Kang was desperate, but now it seems that the events of that year were more complicated than he imagined.

Mr. Xu's expression remained unchanged under Tang Ning's scrutiny, and he said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect that Mr. Tang is already the chief of the Western Region Alliance."

Tang Ning had always been wary of the surname Xu, and he smiled and said, "Tang didn't expect that Mr. Xu was actually an official of Xiaowan..."

Mr. Xu smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Tang, please follow me in. Madam Tang and Miss Tang have been waiting for a long time."

Tang Ning looked at him fiercely and asked, "Do you know why I came here?"

Mr. Xu said, "Madam Tang and Miss Tang are here, so the purpose of Mr. Tang's coming here is naturally self-evident."

Although Tang Ning didn't know what the surname Xu was up to, it was not difficult to know from his words that Niang and Tang Shui seemed to be living well here.

As long as they were fine, no matter what conditions Xiaowan offered, they could be discussed.

Mr. Xu put away the folding fan in his hand, pointed to the city, and said, "Please follow me."

Tang Ning glanced at the inscription on his folding fan inadvertently, and finally found something he had not noticed just now. His eyes were stern and his tone was slightly surprised, "It turned out to be you!"

There was a poem on Mr. Xu's folding fan. What shocked Tang Ning was not the content of the poem, but the handwriting.

The handwriting was very ugly. As a scholar, it was a shame to write such handwriting. Such a person could not even pass the provincial examination, let alone get a good name. The examiner saw his handwriting and did not tear up his test paper, which was already extremely restrained.

However, this ugly handwriting was very familiar, including the time when King Kang rebelled. The owner of this handwriting reminded him many times, which was considered to have helped Tang Ning a lot.

Tang Ning had guessed countless possibilities of this person's identity, but he did not guess that the person who told him in advance that King Kang was going to rebel was actually the most trusted counselor around King Kang.

Even if he was an undercover agent of Xiaowan, he would be happy to see Chen State in more chaos, or fall into the hands of a mediocre person like King Kang, so that Xiaowan would have a greater chance. Why would he remind him on purpose?

Tang Ning had doubts in his mind at this moment, and he looked at Mr. Xu and asked, "Why do you want to help me?"

Mr. Xu smiled and said, "Lord Tang will know later."

It would be better if he didn't say this. The meaningful smile on his face made Tang Ning more confused.

After entering Xiaowan City, Tang Ning temporarily suppressed his doubts and carefully observed this legendary city.

Xiaowan developed and expanded by conquering other countries. In other words, most of the people he saw on the street were citizens of countries that had been annexed by Xiaowan.

However, Tang Ning could not see the sadness and anger of the country's destruction and the loss of the family from their faces. The pedestrians on the street, the merchants in the shops, and even the street vendors all had smiles on their faces.

In addition, the officials who had just come out of the city to greet them, including the guards Tang Ning saw passing by them, were both men and women. Although the proportion of women was a little less, it could also show that Xiaowan had already walked ahead of Chen State in some aspects.

Along the way, everything he saw made Tang Ning full of curiosity about the ruler of Xiaowan. There was no doubt that he was a pioneer with advanced consciousness.

In Tang Ning's eyes, this advanced consciousness was even more valuable than the fact that he had used twenty years to develop Xiaowan from a small country of a few hundred people to a superpower with a population of hundreds of thousands.

After walking for a long time, Tang Ning looked at Mr. Xu again and asked, "Where are my mother and the others?"

Mr. Xu said, "They are in the palace. Don't worry, Lord Tang. I can guarantee that they have not suffered any injustice here."

Tang Ning snorted coldly and said, "You brought them here for no reason. Isn't this making them suffer injustice?"

"Lord Tang may have misunderstood." Mr. Xu smiled and patiently explained, "That was a fierce battle between us and Dayue Wusun. Madam Tang and Miss Tang accidentally led people into the battlefield. In order to prevent them from being accidentally injured, our army brought them back."

Although this was different from the news Tang Ning had received, Tang Ning did not doubt Mr. Xu's words.

First, he seemed to have always been kind to him. Second, he would know whether his words were true or not when he met them. There was no need for him to lie to him.

Mr. Xu continued, "Later, we sent people to the capital to deliver a message, but at that time, Lord Tang's family was not in the capital, so we had to wait for you here."

At that time, it happened that Prince Duan's rebellion failed, and Tang Ning's family evacuated the capital, so Xiaowan's people naturally could not find them.

Tang Ning felt a little embarrassed. He looked at Mr. Xu and apologized, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

"It's okay." Mr. Xu smiled and said, "Mr. Tang is loyal and righteous. I knew you would come, but I didn't expect that Mr. Tang would make such a big fuss after only two months in the Western Regions..."

Tang Ning chuckled and said meaningfully, "Mr. Xu made a lot of noise before leaving the capital..."

Mr. Xu did not deny it. He shook his head and said, "The Emperor of Chen did something wrong. This is just a small punishment for him..."

Tang Ning glanced at him. He forced his son to rebel against his father and almost overthrew the regime of Chen. This was just a small punishment...

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "This was originally a good opportunity for you to retaliate, but you told me about King Kang's rebellion. It seems that you are not going to stop..."

In fact, he didn't need to think about it to know that Xiao Wan was so anxious to unify the Western Regions, didn't she want to deal with Chen?

It is unknown what Emperor Chen did in the past, and the price he paid now is not small. If Xiaowan achieves her goal, the entire northwest of Chen will face the threat of the Western Regions.

Tang Ning's mood is a bit complicated. No matter what, Emperor Chen is his father-in-law, and Chen still has many of his relatives and friends. He does not want to see Chen being destroyed.

However, Xiaowan has done him a favor, and Emperor Chen must have done something excessive to the ruler of Xiaowan. The motivation inspired by hatred is endless, which Tang Ning himself has a deep understanding of.

Perhaps it is with this hatred that he can develop Xiaowan into such a behemoth in twenty years, with the purpose of revenge on Chen.

Tang Ning took a deep breath, and with a complicated mood, he walked into the palace with Mr. Xu.

When he walked to a certain hall, Mr. Xu looked at him and said, "Mrs. Tang and Miss Tang are inside."

Tang Ning and the old beggar Lao Zheng and others walked in. He was not worried about any ambush inside. The Xiaowan Palace could not stop the old beggar Lao Zheng and several elders.

He walked into the palace and saw two figures he had been thinking about day and night.

On the soft couch in the palace, there was a square table. The jade mahjong was lifted up and down, and crisp sounds came from the square table from time to time.

Tang Ning stood at the door of the palace, looking at Tang Yu and Tang Shui who were sitting on the soft couch, accompanied by two female officials, and several maids behind them holding round fans and fanning them. They seemed to be in high spirits. Then he looked at their dusty group and suddenly felt a little sad...

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