Chapter 5

The Pan family can't leave, and if they go, they will be traitorous deserters, and their century-old reputation will be ruined. can stay, Pan Tan is also worried that once the city is broken, this century-old family will be uprooted, the ancestors of the Ning family at that time, the Pan family escaped, this time met the Qi family, what is the future of the Pan family, it is really immeasurable.

The imperial court levied grain and money day after day, many rich people were squeezed dry by the government, and the major noble families in the city were not spared. used extreme methods to raise money and food, most of which were filled with private pockets, and only a small half would be sent to the front line, misleading the country and the people.

Jiankang City is experiencing a great change, everyone wants to insert their wings and leave this chaotic world, but in the era of war, where is there any paradise, although the Pan family has a rich background, but in such a situation, they can only hold their tails and be low-key.

The number of servants in the house has been reduced from the original 300 to 60 at once, and at most one or two grandmothers and maids are left in each courtyard, and other chores are done separately in each courtyard.

Pan Chen goes to the porter every day to listen to Xiaoliu talk about the things on the street, the girls in the house cry every day, always feel that after the change of the sky, their good days are coming to an end, like a flower-like age, but born in troubled times, if the city is broken, the future of the Pan family is uncertain, if it falls, they will be stormy from now on, I don't know where the flowers fall, so they are sad every day.

Only Pan Chen didn't think so.

Even if the new monarch doesn't like the Pan family, with Pan Tan's family background, he will never make his wife, concubines and children suffer, the big deal is to pack up his baggage and go to the countryside to live, as long as he has money and prestige, are you afraid that there will be no food in another place? is like the eldest lady's maiden family, Hengyang Sun, a famous family in the previous dynasty, although it was not used by the Ning family, moved out of Hengyang from Jiankang, isn't it still famous, and the family is bright.

The only thing to worry about is whether the Qi family will be wiped out if they enter Jiankang, but according to Pan Chen's analysis, since the Qi family has attacked the city all the way and has not hurt the people at all, then after entering Jiankang, as long as the Pan family does not make a bird, it should be no danger.

The battle report is becoming more and more frequent day by day, Pan Tan is also worried, Zhenguo Gong asked him to come forward to organize the old ministers to enter the palace to persuade the emperor to leave, the Qi family has occupied the Wanjiang River, South Xuzhou, approaching Jurong, Ning Guoqi has run out, there is no military force around, Qi's momentum obviously does not take long to directly advance into Jiankang, and it is absolutely dangerous for the emperor to continue to stay in Jiankang.

Zhenguo Gong asked Pan Tan to enter the palace to persuade the emperor to abandon the capital and flee for his life, Pan Tan thought about it, and finally decided not to participate in this matter, Zhen Guogong felt that Pan Tan's brain was in water.

"Prime minister, don't be smart, confused for a while, the Qi family is no longer the Qi family of the past, after breaking the city, he will not forgive the emperor and the families in the city, he wants to stand up, why do we go to that step, as long as the emperor says to leave, then we can all follow and go south."

"Guogong doesn't need to say much, my Pan family has never left the city and fled."

I have to say that Pan Tan still seems to have a bit of backbone in this regard. But as soon as he told the eldest lady Sun at night, Sun was not happy:

"Husband is confused! Guogong and you are also close friends, he built yì like this, he didn't want the Pan family to be harmed by the Qi family, even if you don't care about your own life and death, I can follow my husband, but what about the children? Does the husband want these flower-like children to suffer with us in the future? ”

Pan Tan was in a dilemma on both sides, and after a night, the couple finally discussed and sent all the concubines and children to the Pan family branch in Xicheng, escorted by Pan Yu and Pan Qin, Pan Tan and Sun stayed in Jiankang, guarding the ancestral house of the Pan family, which can be regarded as an explanation to the ancestors of the Pan family.

Pan Chen and the other children were all sent away, Pan Chen and Liu sat in the last ordinary green canopy carriage used by the Pan family, there were only two positions, and the rest of the place was full of salutes, pulled by a thin horse, followed by the luxury carriage in front, and went out of the city upside down, Pan Chen lay on the side of the carriage window and looked at the people around who were all carrying burdens or riding ox carts, carriages and people going out of the city, eight or nine out of ten shops had been closed, and the once prosperous Chang'an Street, although it had not yet suffered from the war, was lined with houses, But there is no longer the prosperity and liveliness of the past, people are panicked, fleeing from their homes and taking refuge, this is the scene, and a sense of helplessness of the times arises spontaneously.

About to arrive at the city gate, Liu pulled Pan Chen back into the car, and when they passed the city gate guards, they heard that today is the last day the city gate is opened, and from tomorrow, the city gate will be closed, and it is forbidden to enter and exit.

All the way to the south, there are a lot of people on the official road, most of them are fleeing from the north to the south, the officers and soldiers often appear, the horse's hooves are galloping, the voice is impressive, whenever they meet the team of horses, people will automatically retreat to both sides, Pan Chen sighed secretly in her heart, when she passed through, she knew that Ning Guo's qi was going to run out, but I really didn't expect that he would run out of qi so quickly!

Pan Chen and the others lived in Xicheng for two years, and Jiankang finally came with the news of the broken city. So far, the world has been decided.

Qi Zhengyang led his troops to enter through Nandingmen, but in just a few days, he completely occupied the inside and outside of Jiankang, and the banner of Daqi was planted all over the streets and alleys of the city. Emperor Wenguang was captured, and in order not to be killed, he took the initiative to write an edict to the Zen position, and the Ning Kingdom was officially declared extinct! After five years and two months, a new dynasty was established - Daqi.

Qi Zhengyang ascended the throne as the emperor, the country name was Dingyuan, and his four sons were canonized as kings, and the eldest son Qi Mozhou was the crown prince.

Pan Chen and other children were resettled in August of the first year of Dingyuan, after the establishment of Daqi, Qi Zhengyang did not take the initiative to surrender to the Ning family of the Zen throne, Ning Tao was named the king of Ning, and as the emperor of the Great Qi Yuan, the Ning family moved out of the palace and lived in Xuanwu Street in Dongcheng, and all the officials in Jiankang City were not affected, and they were left to be verified and waited for the approval of the cabinet.

Pan Tan is no exception, he resigned from the post of prime minister of Ningguo, was unemployed at home, planted flowers, raised fish, taught children, and enjoyed himself. Pan Chen was already a fifteen-year-old girl when he saw him again, Pan Xiao was eighteen, Pan Yu was seventeen, and Pan Xiu was also thirteen. Pan Tan and the Sun family have been slightly reduced, but the people they live in Xicheng are a lot more mellow.

The family reunion is indispensable to Wen Yan's feelings, and several aunts even tried their best to please Pan Tan, so that Pan Tan, who had been a vegetarian for two years, suddenly opened meat, and lingered in the concubine's room for a few days, and when he walked, his legs were soft.

Many ministers of Ningguo, Emperor Dingyuan did not dare to use it, but he seemed to be quite polite to Pan Tan, and after the palace was stabilized, Emperor Dingyuan took the initiative to invite Pan Tan into the palace to meet. Pan Tan has seen Qi Zhengyang before, and he has also fought a few times, to be honest, Pan Tan is a cultural person, and he looks down on the Qi family who was born on horseback, and feels that the Qi family has no background, and his ancestors have been vulgar people for generations, so he is only worthy of guarding the border passes, fighting wars or something, if you talk about family style and governing culture, Pan Tan really doesn't look down on the Qi family.

However, people have soldiers in their hands, and in troubled times, having troops means having rights, even if the literati are not angry in their hearts, they can't compete with the murderous army, and they must surrender.

Qi Zhengyang is older and thinner than when they met before, he looks in good spirits, his voice is like a bell, and his gray beard shows that he is a hero who is not late in his twilight, and his gestures are all the taste of the big ballast in the north, which is completely different from the elegant posture of the Ning emperor, and he speaks directly and heroically:

"I have a prince, twenty years old, four, has not married, according to Wenqing's beloved daughter is beautiful and dignified, knowledgeable, and the same age, I want to ask for the prince, I don't know what the prime minister wants?"

Pan Tan was surprised by Qi Zhengyang's request, how could anyone propose marriage in the first thing they said? Fortunately, the backbone of the century-old family supported the backbone of Pan Tan, and he did not let him make a gaffe that insulted the lintel, and responded calmly:

"Your Majesty, the grass people are no longer prime ministers, and they dare not be ashamed, but they are just the beloved daughter of the emperor, I don't know what ......they are talking about" Pan Tan had the answer in his heart, but he didn't give up and wanted to ask for clarification. Qi Zhengyang has taken a fancy to his Xiao'er.

Sure enough, listening to Qi Zhengyang, he said politely: "Naturally, it is the daughter of you and your wife, how many daughters does the prime minister have?" ”

Pan Tan was silent, did not immediately answer Qi Zhengyang's words, and after a moment of silence, he said, "This ...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. The daughter of the grass people, although she is slightly famous, but she has a pampered temperament, I am afraid that she is not worthy of the prince's noble appearance, and she also asked Her Majesty to choose another virtuous concubine for the prince. ”

The implication is that I don't agree. It's so good that it's not worthy of the prince, but in fact, Qi Zhengyang can't hear it, he just thinks that the prince is not worthy of his precious daughter.

Qi Zhengyang stepped down from the dragon chair, slowly walked around Pan Tan twice with his negative hand, and looked at the dragon face with a tired face up close, and there seemed to be no blood under the black face.

"The prime minister may have misunderstood. What I asked for the prince was not a concubine, but a side concubine. ”

Pan Tan: ......

In the next words, Pan Tan really hoped that he hadn't heard it, and was used in an extremely shoddy tone by a rough person who even disliked his style in the past, to propose the most valued daughter of the Pan family, and he was not given the position of the crown prince and concubine, but just a side concubine.

Pan Tan really doesn't want to agree to this marriage, but the world has changed his surname, even though there are many ministers in his Pan family, but in this troubled world, how many rights do Wenchen have. What's more, Qi Zhengyang also told him clearly, as long as he agreed to this family business, the status of the Pan family would not be reduced, and he could also regain the position of Prime Minister of Daqi.

Weighing the pros and cons like this, Pan Tan was not good at it, and only thought about discussing it with the Sun family after returning home.