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

This person has a lot of fame in Jingshi, he is the most trusted advisor around King Kang, because of his existence, for so many years, King Kang has not fallen behind in the struggle with King Duan.

Later, King Kang killed the king and rebelled at the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, and everyone related to King Kang was implicated, but the court has not caught this Mr. Xu until now.

To this day, he is one of the most wanted criminals in the imperial court.

With the defeat of King Kang, Tang Ning had almost forgotten 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 is it to hide?" ”

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

Mr. Xu said: "It used to be. ”

In Xiaowan City, Han people account for a large proportion, this is because Xiaowan attracted a large number of scholars from Chen Guo at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

If he had already surrendered to Xiao Wan, how could he stay by King Kang's side all these years Tang Ning glanced at him deeply, and there were a lot of waves in his heart.

If Mr. Xu was Xiao Wan's undercover agent by King Kang's side from beginning to end, then Xiao Wan was already fighting Chen Guo's idea at least twenty years ago.

It is very likely that King Kang's rebellion was also his strategy behind his back, Tang Ning thought that this was King Kang's dog jumping off the wall in a hurry, but now it seems that the things of that year were more complicated than he imagined.

Mr. Xu's expression remained unchanged under Tang Ning's scrutinizing eyes, and he said, "I haven't seen you for many days, and I didn't expect that Lord Tang was already the head of the Western Regions Alliance. ”

Tang Ning has been wary of the surname Xu, and said with a smile: "Tang didn't expect that Mr. Xu was actually an official of Xiaowan......

Mr. Xu smiled slightly and said, "Master Tang, come in with me, Mrs. Tang and Miss Tang have been waiting for a long time." ”

Tang Ning looked at him sharply and asked, "Do you know what I'm here for?" ”

Mr. Xu said: "Mrs. Tang and Miss Tang are here, and the purpose of Lord Tang's coming here is naturally self-evident." ”

Although Tang Ning didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd surnamed Xu, it was not difficult to know from his words that Niang and Tang Shui seemed to be living well here.

As long as they are fine, no matter what kind of conditions Xiao Wan offers, they can be discussed.

Mr. Xu put away the folding fan in his hand, pointed to the city, and said, "Everyone, please come with me." ”

Tang Ning's eyes flicked inadvertently, caught a glimpse of the inscription on his folding fan, and finally found something he hadn't noticed just now, his eyes were sharp, and his tone was slightly shocked: "It turned out to be you!" ”

Mr. Xu's folding fan mentioned a poem, and what shocked Tang Ning was not the content of the poem, but the handwriting.

This handwriting is very ugly, as a reader, it is a shame to write such a handwriting, this kind of person can not even pass the township exam, and it is even more empty talk to get fame, the examiner sees his handwriting, does not tear his test paper, it is already extremely restrained.

However, this ugly handwriting is very familiar, including the time when King Kang rebelled, and the owner of this handwriting reminded him many times, which can be regarded as helping Tang Ning a lot several times.

Tang Ning guessed countless possibilities of this person's identity, but he didn't guess that the one who informed him in advance that King Kang was going to rebel was actually the most trusted strategist around King Kang.

Even if his identity is Xiao Wan's undercover agent, he should be happy to see Chen Guo more chaotic, or fall into the hands of a mediocre talent like King Kang, so that Xiao Wan's chance is greater, how can he deliberately remind him?

Tang Ning had one mystery after another in his heart at the moment, looked at Mr. Xu, and asked, "Why are you helping me?" ”

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

It's better not to say this sentence at all, the smile on his face that seems to have a deep meaning makes Tang Ning's doubts deeper.

Entering Xiaowan City, Tang Ning temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and carefully observed this legendary city.

Xiao Wan developed and expanded by conquering other countries, that is to say, most of the people he saw on the street were nationals of countries that had been annexed by Xiao Wan.

However, Tang Ning could not see the sadness and grief of the ruined country and the death of the family from their faces, and the pedestrians on the street, the merchants in the shops, and even the vendors on the street had smiles on their faces.

In addition, the officials who went out of the city to greet them just now, including the guards that Tang Ning saw walking past them, were all men and women, although the proportion of women was a little less, but it could also show that Xiao Wan had already walked in front of Chen Guo in some aspects.

Along the way, everything he saw in front of him made Tang Ning full of curiosity about this Xiaowan Lord, there is no doubt that this is a forerunner with advanced consciousness.

In Tang Ning's eyes, this kind of ideological advancement is even more valuable than his twenty years to develop Xiao Wan from a small country with 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 they from my mother?" ”

Mr. Xu said: "They are in the palace, Lord Tang can rest assured, Xu can guarantee that they have not been wronged here." ”

Tang Ning snorted coldly and said, "You caught them here for no reason, didn't this make them feel wronged?" ”

"I'm afraid Lord Tang has misunderstood." Mr. Xu smiled and patiently explained: "It was a fierce battle between us and Dayue Wusun, Mrs. Tang and Miss Tang inadvertently led people into the battlefield, in order to avoid them being accidentally injured, our army brought them back. ”

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

First, he seemed to have good intentions towards him, and second, whether his words were true or false, and he would know when he saw them later, and he didn't need to lie to him.

Mr. Xu continued: "Later, we also sent people to Jingshi to deliver the message, but at that time, Master Tang's family was no longer in Jingshi, so we had to wait for you here. ”

At that time, it happened that when King Duan's rebellion failed, and Tang Ning and his family evacuated Beijing, Xiao Wan's people naturally couldn't find them.

Tang Ning was a little embarrassed in his heart, looked at Mr. Xu, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you." ”

"It doesn't matter." Mr. Xu smiled and said, "Lord Tang values love and righteousness, Xu knew that you would definitely come, but he didn't expect that Lord Tang had only been in the Western Regions for two months, and he would make such a big commotion......"

Tang Ning chuckled, meaning something: "Before Mr. Xu left the Beijing Division, the commotion was not small......

Mr. Xu didn't deny it, shook his head and said, "Emperor Chen once did something wrong, and this is just a small punishment for him......

Tang Ning glanced at him and forced his son to rebel against Lao Tzu, almost overthrowing Chen Guo's regime, which was actually just a small punishment......

Tang Ning looked at him and asked, "This was supposed to be a good opportunity for you to take revenge, but you told me about King Kang's rebellion, it seems that you don't plan to stop yet......"

In fact, he didn't have to think about it to know that Xiao Wan was in such a hurry to unify the Western Regions, didn't he just want to deal with Chen Guo?

I don't know what Emperor Chen did back then, the price he has paid now is not small, if Xiao Wan's goal is achieved, the entire northwest of Chen will face the threat of the Western Regions.

Tang Ning's mood was a little complicated, no matter what, Chen Huang was his father-in-law, and Chen Guo still had many of his relatives and friends, how could he not want to see Chen Guo being wiped out.

However, Xiao Wan was kind to him again, and Emperor Chen must have done something very excessive to this Xiao Wan lord back then, and the motivation inspired by hatred was endless, which Tang Ning himself deeply understood.

Perhaps it was with this hatred that he was able to develop Xiao Wan into such a behemoth in twenty years, with the purpose of taking revenge on Chen Guo.

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

Walking 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 the 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 at all.

When he walked into the palace, he saw two longing figures.

On the soft couch in the palace, a square table was placed, and mahjong made of jade rose and fell, and a crisp sound came from time to time on the square table.

Tang Ning stood at the door of the hall, looking at Tang Yu and Tang Shui, who were sitting on the soft couch, accompanied by two female officials, and a few maids holding fans behind him......