"Tick tock..."
Following Jiang Beiran's answer, the middle hall was unusually quiet except for the time-keeping clepsydra.
Tao Yangbo's face was a bit ugly, after knowing the ins and outs of the matter from his own son, he thought he was polite enough, but the new emperor seems to have decided on him today, he just wants to take him into surgery.
While thinking, Tao Yangbo glanced at the proud woman standing behind Jiang Beiran with a sword from the corner of his eye.
'Um! ? '
Tao Yangbo stared sharply! When he entered the hall just now, his attention was all focused on Jiang Beiran, so he didn't pay attention to the woman behind him. Now that he took a closer look, he realized that she was the daughter of Yin Jianghong, who was hiding the limelight at the Yuezong Yingjie meeting. !
As one of the stewards of Leiming Sect that time, Tao Yangbo also attended the Heroes' Meeting, and he naturally remembered a prominent figure like Mu Yao in his heart.
'The devil actually sent his daughter to serve as the emperor's bodyguard! ? '
Tao Yangbo's complexion suddenly became more serious. Just now he was thinking that if the little emperor would not eat the fine wine after toasting, then he would not be soft. He must let the little emperor know that he, the head of the Tao family, is not easy to mess with. .
But now that he knew that Yin Jianghong valued the little emperor so much, he felt a little guilty. Under the current situation in Fengzhou, he really wasn't sure whether Lei Mingzong would confront Yin Jianghong head-on for him.
Moreover, he had heard the news before that the little emperor was personally selected by Guan Zongzhu.
In other words, the background of the little emperor in front of him is probably beyond his imagination.
In the end, Tao Yangbo gave in. He was just a small family of Lei Mingzong who collected resources, and he was head-to-head with an emperor who might be backed by black and white forces
He is really not qualified.
After analyzing all the advantages and disadvantages, Tao Yangbo said with a smile: "Of course, of course, since the emperor has opened the golden mouth, I will follow suit."
After speaking, he looked at Tao Yingfa and said, "Yingfa, go, and bring all the villagers from Xinhe Village on the mine to the house."
Although he didn't understand why his father agreed to this matter so easily, Tao Yingfa immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes, my son will go now."
About two hours later, more than 80 men of different ages were brought back by Tao Yingfa. These men all put on new clothes. Although there were injuries on their faces, they were all clean.
Obviously, Tao Ying realized that since her father had already given the emperor this face, she would simply give it to the end, saving the new emperor from taking the opportunity to get mad.
"Your Majesty, all the villagers in Xinhe Village you want are here." Tao Yingfa looked at Jiang Beiran and said.
Glancing at the farmer's ghost who was heading straight for the crowd, Jiang Beiran asked, "How, are all the people in your village here?"
"It's all here! It's all here! Those who didn't come died in the mine, and those who lived were brought here."
While talking, the farmer slowly stopped in front of a young man with a yellow and thin face.
"Fuck! Good job! Dad knows you can hold on! We met a good emperor, we can go home! We can go home! Remember to take good care of your mother after you go back! I'm gone, the farm work in the field You have to remember to help! Do you know!"
Looking at his unresponsive son, the farmer wiped away his tears, turned around and rushed back to Jiang Beiran, knelt down and kowtowed dozens of times.
"Your Majesty's great kindness! Even if I drink Mengpo soup, I will never forget it! I will be your cow and horse in my next life! To repay your kindness!"
Hearing that the farmer had confirmed that the villagers of Xinhe Village were already here, Jiang Beiran turned to Tao Yangbo and said, "Consul Tao, I hope that such misunderstandings will not happen again in the future."
"Haha, of course not, of course not." Tao Yangbo said with a smile.
"That would be the best."
After speaking, Jiang Beiran looked at the villagers and said, "You are free, come out with me, and I will lead you home."
The villagers of Xinhe Village are actually still in a very dazed state. Just now, the big villain who has always been aloof on weekdays suddenly ordered their ankle chains to be untied, and gave them hot white steamed buns to eat.
They even let them take a bath after eating steamed buns to clean their wounds.
Many villagers can't help but wonder if this is the last meal when they take a bath
They were afraid in their hearts, but they didn't dare to make any resistance, because they had resisted, but the end was extremely miserable.
So, with great anxiety, they followed the villain into the city, ready to accept their fate.
But they didn't expect that just when they thought they were about to suffer a greater ordeal, a person who called himself "Zhen" told them...
"You are free and you can go home."
They couldn't believe it was true at all, so after listening to it, they still stood there blankly, not daring to take a step forward.
The same goes for Kong Ergou in the crowd. He couldn't believe the facts in front of him at all, and only felt that there must be something more terrifying waiting for them.
However, just as he was looking around with his eyes wide open, he suddenly felt a force coming from his buttocks, and he staggered out of the crowd and knelt down in front of Jiang Beiran.
Kong Ergou, who instinctively protected his head, immediately curled up into a ball, trembling all over and said, "Don't hit me, I'll go with you, I'll go with you."
Lifting Kong Ergou from the ground, Jiang Beiran patted the ashes on his body and said, "Go, follow me out."
After speaking, he pulled Kong Ergou out of the Tao Mansion together.
Seeing this, the remaining men found that the people in the yard did not stop Ergou, and immediately ran after him.
When Jiang Beiran took all the villagers away from the Tao Mansion, Tao Fengxue stepped forward and cupped his hands at Tao Yangbo, "Father, are you really letting them go like this? Once this happens, if there is a next time, the emperor …”
"You don't need to say too much." Tao Yangbo waved his hand, "This little emperor is on the rise, we don't need to be the first bird, I will inform Tang Sect Master about this later, and let him make a decision at that time."
After Tao Fengxue heard this, she suddenly felt that it made sense. It is normal for the Tao family to be unable to deal with such a troublesome person with black and white leaders. Leaving this big trouble to Lei Mingzong is not much easier than handling it by themselves.
"Father is wise!" Tao Fengxue admired.
Outside the city, Jiang Beiran had already brought out a group of villagers. At this time, Mu Yao stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Tao Yangbo agreed to our request so easily, so wouldn't it be easy for us to send the villagers out?" The persecuted people in other places will be liberated?"
Glancing at her, Jiang Beiran replied: "Then Tao Yangbo just doesn't want to get into this trouble. As soon as we leave, he will definitely go to Lei Mingzong to tell about it. Once or twice, Lei Mingzong Maybe you can turn a blind eye and close one eye, but if there are too many times, the clay figurines will still be a bit angry, let alone a suzerain."
"Then... what should we do in the future?"
Jiang Beiran smiled, did not answer, and continued to lead the villagers towards Xinhe Village.
Looking at Jiang Beiran's back, Mu Yao felt inexplicably at ease. There was a feeling in her heart that as long as she believed in the man in front of her, everything would be fine.
Along the way, the villagers didn't dare to speak until they saw the village. Kong Ergou, who was following Jiang Beiran, dared to ask, "You... you really saved us?"
"Aren't you already home?" Jiang Beiran smiled.
At this moment, all the villagers who had been ashen-faced instantly regained their vitality. No matter what happened next, at least they still had a chance to see their families.
So they all knelt down and said: "Thank you, Master Qingtian! Thank you, Master Qingtian!!!"
"Stop kneeling, go back quickly, everyone in your family is waiting for you."
"Hey! Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!"
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" Kowtowing three times, the villagers stood up and ran towards the village at a speed of sprinting 100 meters, as if completely forgetting the pain on their bodies.
In Xinhe Village, a group of women were lighting the firewood they had picked up, and bowed three times to a sack next to the fire with clasped hands.
"May the emperor live long and healthy, and be blessed like the East China Sea."
After praying, a woman was about to take food out of the sack when she heard a familiar voice from far away.
"Rong Fang!!!"
The woman's hand stopped for a moment, she looked at the other women and asked, "Did you hear anything?"
Just as the women were about to answer "I didn't listen", they heard a burst of shouts pouring into their ears.
"Zhao Di!!!"
"Red Plum!!!"
"Emerald Flowers!!!"
As the yelling became clearer, the women all stood up and looked at each other in disbelief.
"It seems to be my man?" Cuihua said in great surprise.
"It's my man! This voice is my man! You can't be wrong! Da Gang!!!"
"Red Clothes!!!"
All of a sudden, all the women shouted to welcome them out of the village, with tears of excitement streaming down their faces.
As the shouts got closer, the two groups of people running towards each other finally saw each other clearly.
"Tie Zhu!!!" Cuihua recognized her man immediately, cried and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly with both hands, as if he would disappear if he let go.
Then more people found their significant other and hugged each other excitedly.
Jiang Beiran, who walked slowly behind the villagers, looked at this scene full of emotion, "People in troubled times are not as good as Taiping dogs. In this era of extremely strict classes, the people have no life at all." '
When the joy of the long-lost reunion slowly faded, the sharp-eyed Hongmei pointed at Jiang Bei who was not far away and shouted: "The emperor! It was the emperor who rescued our men!"
Following the direction that Hongmei pointed, other people also looked at Jiang Beiran.
The women knelt down to thank each other, while the men were dumbfounded.
'emperor! ? That old man is the emperor! ? '
The biggest official many of them have ever met in their life is the village head. They don't know what the emperor looks like, but now they know that the emperor saved them. They can't believe it. After all, they always thought that the emperor was far away, so how could they come here? rescue them.
The mother-in-law who knew them kept pulling them and said, "Quickly kneel down and thank the emperor."
The men all knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving your life!"
"You don't need to thank me, let's all go home."
But the villagers still knelt there and kowtowed, especially Kong Ergou. He always felt that something was pressing his head hard and kowtowed to the ground. It can be said that every hit was loud.
"The emperor... I... My man hasn't come back yet, is he behind?"
At this moment, a woman knelt in front of Jiang Beiran and asked.
"All the men in the village are here, and those who haven't come back... are gone."
After hearing this, the woman was taken aback for a moment, and then burst into tears: "Damn!!! Why are you so miserable!! Da Mao!!!"
When the woman burst into tears, the peasant ghost came over slowly, stretched out his hand and rubbed the woman's head and said, "Oh, mother-in-law, I'm sorry, I didn't hold on, and I didn't come back alive to hug you. You and Ergou have a good time, let him quickly find a wife, give birth to a big fat boy, continue the incense of our Kong family, and I will be your man in the next life."
After finishing speaking, he turned around and kowtowed to Jiang Beiran, "Your Majesty, can I ask you to do me a favor again."
"Let's talk." Jiang Beiran nodded.
"Please tell my mother-in-law for me that I have already bought the red rouge that I promised her, and I hid it behind the bedside table. Before I could tell her, I was taken away."
"it is good."
After agreeing, Jiang Beiran went to the woman and told her what the man had said.
After hearing this, the woman looked at Jiang Beiran with surprise on her face, and saw Jiang Beiran made a gesture of silence, then she knocked her head on the ground and burst into tears again.
Seeing that his wish was fulfilled, Kong Damao looked at Jiang Bei and said, "Your Majesty, I must have done good deeds in several lifetimes to meet such a good person like you. I will definitely be your cow and horse in my next life! You wait for me I will definitely come!"
Jiang Beiran nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Finally showing a simple and honest smile, Kong Damao's figure slowly disappeared into the night.
Jiang Beiran didn't expect that he would "save" him, and suddenly felt that there is such a thing as becoming a Buddha in this world
After telling the villagers that there will be no more villains to attack their village, Jiang Beiran flew back to the palace with Mu Yao and the others.
"It's late, let's all go back and rest."
"Observe the order." Deng Xianghan and Kong Qianqian bowed and walked towards the outside of the meditation hall, while Mu Yao stood still.
"Is there anything else?" Jiang Beiran looked at her and asked.
Looking at Jiang Beiran's face, Mu Yao suddenly felt her heart beating faster, and an indescribable feeling came to her heart.
"You... you... me, me." After stammering for a long time, Mu Yao pinched her thigh before finally calming down and said: "I want to say that you are really a good emperor, hey! Don't get me wrong! I'll just say I didn't mention you as the emperor!"
Jiang Beiran chuckled, nodded and said, "Oh, thank you for your compliment, is there anything else?"
"If there is anything else I can help with, you don't have to be polite, I will do my best to help you, no no, not to help you! If someone else becomes the emperor, I will help too!"
"Okay, I got it, go back and rest." After speaking, he turned and walked towards the bedroom.
Looking at the back of Jiang Beiran leaving, Mu Yao couldn't help saying in her heart.
'If the parents were still there... the emperor would be him. '