A glimmer of light appeared in the eastern canopy.

After General Black Feather appeared, the soldiers on both sides stood on foot from beginning to end, not daring to get on their horses, and their bodies bent forward slightly, as a sign of heartfelt respect for the god of war of the empire.

Suddenly, there was a loud laugh from General Black Feather, heroic and uninhibited, and the sound spread through the four fields.

Immediately saw the Black Feather General get up, without the slightest hesitation, turned back to the Black Feather Night Crow, turned over the horse, shook the horse's reins, turned the horse's head, patted the horse and left, the Black Feather Night Crow got on the horse at the same time in the same posture, and they all turned the horse's head, followed behind the Black Feather General, and soon disappeared into the distance.

It was only then that many people came to their senses.

The patriarch of the Lin family hurriedly said, "Master Hou, I'm ..... How can I take on this responsibility? ”

"You just have to work hard." The old marquis said: "Everything is simple, after the mountain sacrifice, you will go back as soon as possible, and don't leave home these days." The court will have a will, after receiving the will, you will follow the will to do it, if anyone has the courage to resist the will, no matter what the consequences are, it is no wonder that the old man did not remind him in advance. He waved his hand and said, "Stand down." ”

Yuwen Chengchao and the two brothers helped the old marquis into the big tent one left and one right, and the patriarchs looked at each other, and they didn't know what the old marquis had talked about.

The old marquis of Yuwen also got up slowly and came over to this side, and Yuwen Chengchao and the others immediately greeted him.

Qin Xiao was quite relaxed when he saw the expression on the old marquis's face, knowing that this long conversation had at least made the old marquis Yuwen get a relatively satisfactory result.

The soldiers and the patriarchs of the family separated a road, and the old marquis passed through the crowd, thinking of something, and finally said to the patriarchs: "The old man is a little unwell, and he will not be able to preside over the mountain sacrifice ceremony this time." Looking at one of them, he said, "This mountain sacrifice ceremony will be presided over by the Gangu Lin family." ”

For the Xiling family, this is certainly not a good thing.

In the past 16 years, no matter what kind of resolution, the interests of the Maison have come first, but any decision that touches the interests of the Maison will definitely be vetoed by the Maison.

However, if Xiling obeys the will of the imperial court, then there is no room for negotiation.

The old marquis asked everyone to wait for the will at home, but in the past ten years, there has always been only the meaning passed down by the three major gates, and no one has ever received the will of the imperial court.

Xiling has always been controlled by the Xiling family, and the affairs of each county are convened by the Hou Mansion to gather the heads of the county families, and then discuss and decide.

Now that the old marquis wants everyone to obey the will, it also indicates that the imperial court has begun to get involved in Xiling affairs, and the Xiling family will change the rules of the past sixteen years and begin to act in accordance with the will of the imperial court.

In the past sixteen years, the biggest thing for the Xiling family, headed by the three major families, is to organize the will of the imperial court to enter Xiling.

But overnight, the situation changed.

The patriarch of the Zhongshi family knew very well that if it was not a last resort, the Yuwen family would not compromise with the imperial court.

The faces of many family elders have begun to look ugly.

But everyone knows better that in the past 16 years, the biggest benefit is the three major gates of Xiling, and the decision that touches the interests of the family is not opposed by other families, and the three major families will be vetoed first.

Let the will of the imperial court enter Xiling, and the first to bear the brunt of the blow is the three major gates.

Compared to sacrificing to the mountain, worship the court

The will of the court is naturally a bigger matter, many family patriarchs are in a low mood, they have suffering but dare not speak, and some people are even angry in their hearts, but they also know that they are powerless to return to heaven.

Some of them left quickly with a belly full of anger, and some of the patriarchs were still stunned, not knowing what to do.

The father and son of the Zhen family were killed, the three pillars of Xiling collapsed one by one, and tonight's pre-military banquet, the Yuwen family and the Fan family were involved, since the old marquis of Yuwen brought back this sentence, it also proves that the Yuwen family and the Fan family compromised with the court at the same time.

Since the three major gates of Xiling are no longer able to resist the imperial court, it is impossible for other major families to have such strength.

Everyone knows very well that the situation that Xiling has maintained for 16 years has completely changed overnight, and from now on, the life of the Xiling family may never go back to the past.

The most important thing is that Qin Xiao is very sure in his heart that with the strength of the Xiling family, it is impossible to stop the eastward advance of the Wutuo.

The Xiling family has always had a family and no country, and the first consideration is the interests of their own family, such a group of rabble, it is impossible to build a copper wall in Xiling to deal with the Wutuo people, only the Tang army is stationed, it is possible to make adequate preparations.

For the sake of tens of millions of people in Xiling, Qin Xiao certainly hoped that General Hei Yu could command the Tang army to station.

Qin Xiao naturally saw the thoughts of the family patriarchs, and sneered in his heart.

Of course, he would like to see Xiling return to the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

The Governor's Mansion of Guicheng is the eyes and ears of the imperial court in Zhen County, Han Yunong and Meng Zimo have endured in Guicheng for many years, hoping to return Xiling to the Tang Dynasty one day, and Qin Xiao is of course happy to do this under their influence, not to mention that he has seen with his own eyes the exploitation of the people of Xiling by the Xiling family, and the return of Xiling to the Tang Dynasty is a blessing or a curse, but at least there will be a chance to start over.

When the old marquis saw the two of them coming in, he didn't wait for the two to salute, and already said, "Sit down and talk." After the two of them sat down, they said, "Shang Yu, you prepare, after the mountain sacrifice ceremony, you will immediately set off and return to the capital city." ”

"Yes." Yuan Shangyu said immediately.

"After returning to the city, the old man will immediately leave for Kyoto." The old marquis said slowly: "Cheng Dynasty, you and Cheng Ling let the side branches of the Yuwen clan pack up and prepare, give them two months, and prepare to move into the customs in January next year." ”

General Black Feather is a mythical general of the Tang Dynasty, but he is also a terrifying god of war who makes the Wutuo people hear about it.

If General Hei Yu led the Immortal Army to sit in Xiling, the people of the Vedas would be jealous, and they might not dare to act rashly.

"Commander Yuan, Qin Cavalry School, father let you pass." Yuwen Chengling came out of the tent and passed Qin Xiao and the others into the tent.

"Father, is it because the imperial court wants us to move into the customs?" Yuwen Chengling frowned and said: "Our Yuwen family has been in Xiling for a hundred years, can we just leave?" ”

The old marquis said: "It is already a blessing for the Yuwen family to be able to let the Yuwen family migrate into the customs, if it weren't for General Hei Yu regardless of the previous suspicions, the ending of the Yuwen family would be much more miserable than this." He sighed and said: "I don't have much time, and I am already satisfied with the fact that I can let the Yuwen family have a way to live before I die, and I am worthy of my ancestors." ”

Yuwen Chengchao nodded slightly and said, "Since we have General Black Feather as a guarantee, it is not a bad thing for us to move into the customs." ”

The faces of everyone present changed suddenly.

"Father, are you saying that the entire Yuwen clan will ..... Migrating into customs? Yuwen Chengchao was taken aback.

The old marquis bowed his head and said: "The sage has given a fief to our Yuwen family, although the specific location is not known for the time being, but after I arrive in Kyoto, I should be able to get the news." I will go to Kyoto, I should not be able to leave within a year, according to General Kuroba said, the sage will let me be an official in Kyoto, and will also send an envoy to announce the decree, telling the place of migration, as long as the decree arrives, you two brothers should not delay, immediately take the Yuwen clan to quickly enter the customs and go to the fiefdom to live. ”

Do you ask the court to give us more time, half a year, which is enough for us to take care of it. ”

The old marquis looked at Yuwen Chengling, sighed, and said, "You still don't understand, the more the Yuwen family enters the customs empty-handed, the safer it will be." Our Yuwen family's family business, if it is brought into the customs after being cleaned up, many people will covet it, and it will be self-inflicted. Listen, the gold and silver that was collected were soft, except for a part of the white tiger camp and distributed to the soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion, the rest were all distributed to the people, and if the real estate title deed was sorted out, all of them were sent to the Metropolitan Protector's Mansion, and the Lord of the Metropolitan Protector forwarded it to the imperial court, saying that it was donated by the Yuwen family to the imperial court to fight against the Vedic people. ”

Yuwen Chengling was surprised: "Father, you ..... You want to give away all the savings of our Yuwen family for hundreds of years? ”

"Big brother, General Black Feather will definitely be able to believe it?" Yuwen Chengling said coldly: "We are in Xiling, and we still have to rely on, and the fangs are still in our mouths, but once the whole clan migrates into the customs, it will be a self-abandonment of martial arts, and the court can clean up as much as the court wants." ”

"I believe in General Kuroba." Yuwen Chengchao said lightly.

"But with only two months, how can it be enough?" Yuwen Chengling said: "It will take a month for our family business in Xiling to be cleaned up, and it will be impossible to deal with all of this without three or five months." Father, yes

The corners of Yuwen Chengling's eyes twitched slightly, but he also knew that since the old marquis and Yuwen Chengchao had already made a decision, it was useless to object, so he could only say: "Father, don't worry, I will deal with these things as soon as possible." ”

"The sooner the better." The old marquis said: "After I enter Beijing, I will stay in Beijing for a year, and after a year, I will plead with the saint to pay tribute, and then I will go to meet you." Looking at Yuwen Chengchao and said: "Chengchao, after I leave, the Yuwen family will be handed over to you, you will definitely take the whole clan to the fiefdom, and tell them that after entering the customs, it is not as low-key as in Xiling, everything should be low-key, and it will cause trouble, if anyone does not obey your orders, they will be expelled directly from the Yuwen family, and let them fend for themselves." ”

"Father, I forgive the child for not obeying his fate in this matter." Yuwen Chengchao Zhengse said: "Father is going to Kyoto, the child will accompany him, and the matter of migrating into the customs will be handed over to Chengling, I believe he has been able to take charge of himself." ”

Qin Xiao admired the old marquis's decision to hand over all the huge family business, which not everyone can do, but in this way, it can indeed make the Yuwen family safer.

"I've made up my mind, so I don't need to say more." The old marquis said: "Tell the people at the head of the Yuwen family that they only need to bring some resources that can survive, if anyone is reluctant to hand over the things in their hands, expel them from the Yuwen family, and are not allowed to follow the Yuwen family to migrate into the customs, they can do whatever they want." ”

Yuwen Chengchao said: "Father's meaning, we will definitely convey it." ”

Yuwen Chengchao thought for a while, and then said: "If the father does not allow the child to accompany him, at least let the child send you to Kyoto, after arriving in Kyoto, the child knows that the sage gave the fief of the Yuwen family, and immediately returns to Xiling. Without waiting for the old marquis to speak, he already knelt on the ground and said, "If the father doesn't allow it, the child will kneel here." ”

Yuwen Chengzheng also said firmly: "For other things, the child has nothing to do, but when it comes to entering Beijing, the child must accompany you." ”

"I know you're worried about me." The old marquis sighed: "But don't worry, your second uncle is hostage in Beijing, and when I arrive in Kyoto, I will take care of him." ”

"If I ask you to stay, you will stay, do you want to disobey me?" The old marquis frowned: "Compared with my entry into Beijing, the migration of the Yuwen family into the customs is more important, and you must also preside over it." ”

The old marquis finally bowed slightly, and said: "That's it, you send me to Kyoto, and after settling down there, you will return to Xiling immediately." He finally looked at Yuan Shangyu and Qin Xiao, and said: "Shang Yu, Qin Xiao, you are both unique talents, the Yuwen family has spent a lot of thought on the White Tiger Camp over the years, and has also trained a brave and good cavalry. After the Yuwen family enters the customs, the White Tiger Camp naturally cannot enter the customs, and the old man will leave a sum of silver for the White Tiger Camp, and you will distribute it to the soldiers at that time, so that they can settle down in their families. ”

"Master Hou, is the White Tiger Battalion going to be disbanded?" Yuan Shangyu said solemnly: "If the imperial court has this will, the subordinates should obey it." The subordinates have been deeply favored by Hou Ye for many years, Hou Ye entered Beijing, and there was always someone around him to protect him, Shang Yu was not talented, and he was willing to follow Hou Ye into Beijing after the disbandment of the White Tiger Battalion, and guarded him day and night. ”