Tang Tianhao didn't expect his younger brother Tang Ming to say goodbye without saying goodbye, he just got up early in the morning and took the envelope sent by his subordinates, opened it and saw that Tang Ming's affairs were known, but fortunately, Lingyi followed, which made him feel a little relieved.

The letter asked him not to publicize his departure, which made Tang Tianhao very puzzled, but fortunately, he thought that Tang Ming was an official family, and guessed that there must be a reason, so he didn't think about it deeply. Although Tang Ming's younger brother has just recognized, after two days of contact, there is no strangeness between the two, and he will not believe that his younger brother will lie to him.

Hiding the letter, he was about to go to his wife to say something, but before his feet could move, the door was kicked open, and several brocade guards wearing flying fish suits tied him up without saying anything.

Tang Tianhao, who still didn't know what happened, was immediately escorted outside the house, and saw that his wife, children and subordinates were all tied up by Jinyiwei, so he reacted: "Official, official, our whole family is a law-abiding person, why did you suddenly arrest our whole family?" ”

Tang Tianhao still recognized Jinyiwei's costume, so he didn't dare to resist at all, so he could only be at his mercy. Still, he shouted loudly to find out what was going on.

Sure enough, as soon as his words fell, a deep voice said: "With you and the Yan Governor's Mansion covering up and harboring the crime of going against the party, this official can now correct your entire family on the spot." ”

Tang Tianhao just wanted to refute the grievance, but Ji Gang interrupted him: "If it weren't for the fact that this official knew that you were Tang Ethics's family, this would open the net." Otherwise, I still need to be polite to you, just because you are in the same party with the traitor, I would have already made your whole family fall to the ground. ”

His pupils shrank slightly, and Tang Tianhao's face instantly turned pale, just as Ji Gang in front of him was right. Once the Jinyi guard draws the knife, he will never take it back if he doesn't see blood. Unexpectedly, I thought that I would live this life in peace, but I still suffered an unjustified disaster.

But Tang Ming left at this time, and all he could do now was pray, praying that Tang Ming could get through the relationship and save the family.

Ji Gang didn't need to give Tang Ming this little face, but it was just because the emperor had asked him to protect Tang Ming that he had some scruples. treated Tang Tianhao and others without immediately using the knife, Jinyiwei has always been only responsible for the emperor alone, and other people and things are not taken into account, not to mention Tang Ming's small military integrity.

Ordered Tang Tianhao's family to be detained in a prison in Suzhou, waiting for further examination, Ji Gang turned around and walked out of the restaurant without looking back, and continued to inspect the next location.

There was a mess in the city of Suzhou, and Tang Ming didn't know it. At this time, he had already come to the city of Nanjing, in broad daylight, except for the sergeants patrolling along the streets, the common people could not see a single person, and every house was closed with its door, like a frightened bird.

As soon as Tang Ming got on Zheng He's ship last night, he was sent to visit Fang Xiaoru, and it turned out that the emperor sent someone overnight to inform Yao Guangxiao of Fang Xiaoru's arrest.

Yao Guangxiao and Fang Xiaoru can be regarded as old friends, but they can't fellowship with their masters. Now that the dust has settled and the world has changed hands, although Yao Guangxiao intends to save Fang Xiaoru, he knows that his character will never recognize Zhu Di as orthodox, and he intended to go to persuade him in person, but his current identity is not suitable to do this.

When Tang Ming was in a hurry, he came, Yao Guangxiao instantly had an idea, and specially ordered Tang Ming to visit Fang Xiaoru as his own disciple.

Tang Ming was very depressed about such a thing on his back, who was Fang Xiaoru? Scholars, writers, essayists, and thinkers are the great Confucians who combine the strengths of the four schools. Even Yao Guangxiao called it 'the seed of reading', such an 'old stubborn' but wanted to persuade him as a hairy boy.

This is tantamount to being more fantastical than the Arabian Nights, is it just nonsense? But Yao Guangxiao, the old bald donkey, seemed to have eaten Tang Ming, no matter how he begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother, he had to come.

Tang Ming was depressed, in fact, he was also very curious about Fang Xiaoru, if this persuasion was not successful, he would think that he had come to have a long experience. After all, according to the trend and evaluation of history, the backbone of Fang Xiaoru's literati can be called a must, and one is destined to be wiped out by Zhu Di, including countless people in Shilin, especially his students, none of whom have been spared.

Nanjing, the Kyoto of the former dynasty, was built on a scale comparable to that of the Jingshi, and Fang Xiaoru and his family were imprisoned in the palace. It was Li Jinglong who led the way for Tang Ming this time, he was very curious, curious about who Tang Ming was, and dared to swagger to visit Fang Xiaoru's prison in this situation, isn't this going to the thatched house with a lantern to look for death?

Entering the palace gate and passing through the corridor, there were heavy guards along the way, walking from outside the palace to the palace, Tang Ming calculated that it should take a quarter of an hour to reach the prison. Li Jinglong sent him to the gate of the prison and stopped, and changed to the prison head to take him in.

Most of the ancient prison cells were divided into dungeons and dungeons, and as the name suggests, the dungeon was of course much better than the dungeon. Therefore, when Tang Ming stepped in, it was not as bad as he imagined. Although the dungeon is a little underlit, it is still within an acceptable range, it is not damp, and the floor is very clean.

Fang Xiaoru was locked in the innermost cell, when the head of the prison pointed out the people in the cell for Tang Ming, saying that it was Fang Xiaoru. Tang Ming was obviously a little disappointed, in his imagination, the great Confucian Fang Xiaoru should be like a fairy figure, not to mention ethereal, but at least he should have some immortal energy!

But in front of him was an old man who looked like a dying man, skinny as wood, with deep sunken eye sockets and messy hair scattered haphazardly behind his head, like a fleeing refugee.

But when Tang Ming looked at him, he was shocked by his radiant eyes, and his heart suddenly shook slightly, reminding himself that he couldn't judge people by their appearance, so he clasped his hands into fists and bowed ninety degrees and saluted: "The boy's surname is Tang Danzi, and he is a disciple of Yao Guangxiao. The family teacher was unable to come in person because of important matters, and the special boy made a compensatory statement to the adult, and hoped that the adult would not be surprised. ”

Fang Xiaoru didn't reply, his body didn't even bother to move, and he directly ignored Tang Ming without any reaction. only kept looking at it with his eyes, as if he wanted to see through Tang Ming.

"This old man won't be in jail and be stupid, will he?" Tang Ming immediately had this idea in his mind, out of respect for the fine traditions of the old man, Tang Ming was not angry, but quietly waited for him to speak, more than patient, he had never been afraid of anyone.

Putting the food basket in his hand on the ground, Tang Ming began to slowly take out the food from it, a plate of personally roasted mutton, a plate of peanuts, and finally an exclusive distilled spirit.