readytorunbook Chapter 361: The Han Clan is the Xiao Clan's Slaves
Chapter 361: The Han Clan is the Xiao Clan's Slaves
Shangguan Zhenhua said: "Qian Bai is my brother-in-law, how can I not go to his business?"
Ye Qianbai looked at him: "Brother-in-law, I know you care about me, but you really can't go. You are the Protector of the Yuan Dynasty, you can't leave the capital casually."
Shangguan Zhenhua walked back and forth unwillingly.
Ye Tang comforted him: "Grandfather, you can't be willful at this time. You are the emperor's right-hand man. If you leave, the emperor will be very upset."
"I'm worried about you. Penglai Country is so far away and so mysterious. What should I do if something happens to you?" Shangguan Zhenhua frowned deeply.
"Grandfather, you have to believe in my strength." Ye Tang said, "Besides, I am not alone. I also have Master Liu and Old Hong. Oh, by the way, as for my husband, we have to wait for him to come back and see what he says."
"What can I say? Of course he wants to go with you, but he is the King of Pingshan, so he can't go." Shangguan Zhenhua snorted.
You have to consider carefully before going to Penglai Island.
After Han Dalang came back from Haicheng, he summoned the craftsmen of the clan to go into seclusion, and no one knew what they were making in secret.
In addition, the Han family also secretly sent people to investigate the descendants of the Xiao clan, and they never gave up looking for the descendants of the Xiao clan.
But the Han family could not find out anything because all the descendants of the Xiao clan were sent to a secret base.
"Not only are the twelve craftsmen of the Xiao clan missing, but many craftsmen in the sword-making workshop are also missing." A craftsman of the Han family returned to the clan during a break and told the head of the Han family about his discovery: "I'm afraid they have some secret mission."
The Han family craftsmen were very angry: "My Han family is the number one weapon forging family in the Yuan Dynasty. If there really is a secret mission, the emperor should have assigned it to our Han family. How could he give it to a group of inferior craftsmen?"
Patriarch Han looked grim upon hearing this.
Han Erlang said worriedly: "Father, is the royal family going to abandon the Han family?"
The head of the Han family held his forehead and said, "I don't know. The emperor's mind is hard to predict. Who knows what the emperor will do to our Han family? You also know that the emperor has always been wary of the four major families. First, the Qi family was gone, and then the Gao family. Now it's our Han family's turn."
Han Erlang stood up angrily: "Dad, we are just sitting here waiting to die. If the emperor is unkind, then don't blame us for being unjust."
"Shut up, don't say such things casually." The head of the Han family warned: "You will kill the Han family."
"Master, something bad has happened!" The housekeeper came hurriedly.
When the head of the Han family asked, he found out that some storytellers had appeared in the restaurants in the capital city at some point in time, and those storytellers even dared to talk openly about the affairs of the Xiao and Han families.
The housekeeper's face turned pale. "It's said outside that the Han clan is the slave of the Xiao clan, that it was the Han clan who colluded with foreign invaders and harmed the Xiao clan. They say that the Han clan is a treacherous villain and a sinister and vicious slave."
The butler's body was trembling when he said this.
When the Han family leader and his group heard this, they were furious and quickly sent people out to inquire. Only then did they discover that the rumor actually came from the Labuan Hotpot City.
"Isn't it? Why is it the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion?" The head of the Han family was puzzled: "Our Han family and the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion have always kept to themselves, why would the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion take action against the Han family?"
Han Erlang analyzed: "Dad, it may not be the Huguogong Mansion, it may be the Pingshan Prince Mansion. Dad, we have always overlooked a problem. When the Pingshan Prince was in the countryside, his surname was Xiao."
Patriarch Han was shocked: "Are you saying that King Pingshan has a close relationship with the Xiao clan?"
"If that's the case, then it makes sense." Patriarch Han regretted: "I should have thought of it earlier. Why didn't I think of it?"
Han Erlang said: "Dad, this is just my son's guess."
"Second brother, although it's just a guess, there are clues to everything." The head of the Han family said with a serious expression: "Prince Pingshan is the most favored now. Only he has the ability to introduce the descendants of the Xiao family to the emperor without anyone noticing. Only he can arrange the descendants of the Xiao family so well."
The more the Han family head spoke, the more frightened he became: "If it is really him, then we are in trouble. The emperor may have known about the grievances between our Han family and the Xiao family. I am afraid those rumors cannot be stopped."
Just as the head of the Han family guessed, the rumors in the capital became more and more intense, and the grievances between the Xiao and Han clans were brought to the surface for the people to discuss.
The development of the situation was out of control from the beginning, and the Han people were forced to bear the stigma of betrayal.
The prestige that the Han people had built up over decades collapsed in an instant.
Everyone in the Han tribe was in a bad mood, but Ye Tang was in a very good mood.
Xiao Yunting finally learned to walk. Although he would fall down occasionally, he would get up by himself and walk without the help of the wall.
In addition, there was good news from Xiao Jingxuan. He developed an antidote to the plague. The medicinal materials were not difficult to find, as there were many of them at the border.
Ye Tang was relieved, and Emperor Yuanwu was also relieved.
It was almost the twelfth lunar month, and Emperor Wu of Yuan was looking at the expedited letters sent from the border with a smile on his face.
"Jingxuan is awesome. I knew he could do it. He is worthy of being Nangong Yan's son!"
"Ye Peng is also brave and resourceful. He dared to sacrifice himself and broke the formation of Fusang Kingdom."
"The Fusang Kingdom wants to take advantage of the plague to disrupt the border of the Yuan Dynasty. This is simply a foolish dream!"
"The father-in-law and son-in-law have done a great job!"
Xiong Jingzhong said beside him: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. The border is finally safe. Although the Duke of Protectorate is old, our dynasty has added two powerful generals, Prince Pingshan and General Zhenwei. The Yuan Dynasty will surely last forever."
"Hahaha, I love what you said." Emperor Yuanwu looked at the letter in his hand and said, "I was actually gambling, and I won."
On the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiao Wenye and Su Xiaoluo got married.
Ye Tang attended their wedding ceremony.
Xiao Jingxuan was still at the border and couldn't make it in time. Xiao Wenhai and others were making weapons in the secret base and couldn't make it in time either.
The people of the Han tribe have already found out that Xiao Wenye might also be a descendant of the Xiao tribe. When they saw Ye Tang appear at Xiao Wenye's wedding ceremony, the people of the Han tribe became deeply aware of the relationship between the Pingshan Palace and the Xiao tribe.
"How unreasonable! This is too much!" In the study, the head of the Han family listened to the report of his subordinates, and in anger he threw the wolf-hair brush in his hand to the ground, making the floor full of ink.
Han Dalang and Han Erlang came hurriedly, and seeing this scene, they hurried over to comfort him: "Dad, don't be angry."
The head of the Han family said angrily: "Hasn't the Han family done enough for the Yuan Dynasty? Why should we abandon the Han family at this time! What have we done wrong! The emperor really cannot be trusted."
"Dad, I have contacted the Second Prince of the North Wing." Han Erlang whispered in the ear of the head of the Han family.
The head of the Han family slapped him in the face and said, "Who allowed you to act on your own? You are collaborating with the enemy and betraying your country. Do you want the Han family to be ruined forever? Have you forgotten the fate of the Gao family and the Qi family?"
"Dad, Emperor Yuanwu has already abandoned the Han family. We have to find a way out for the Han family." Han Erlang said with a sinister look, "Look at those craftsmen outside. They are all ungrateful. They have received so many benefits from our Han family. When they heard that the descendants of the Xiao clan appeared, they all stood on the side of the Xiao clan and spoke well of the Xiao clan. They also believed the rumors outside and scolded our Han clan for being treacherous villains."