King Fanyang's rebellion was like an inconspicuous fire suddenly bursting, and a fire suddenly ignited in this late autumn.

This fire spread and burned in everyone's hearts, some people were born with the fear of being in a sea of fire, and some people were ignited with burning ambitions.

Ten days before King Fanyang raised his army, there was a sudden movement in the north, and the Beidi Iron Cavalry attacked again, and the 30,000 Beidi army forced the border, and Cui Jing had led his troops to meet the battle.

Previously, the Yan Dynasty invaded the territory, Kangding Mountain rebelled, Cui Jing led his troops to support, and camped in Youzhou, and the fief of King Fan Yang was in Youzhou-

Therefore, looking back at the rebellion of King Fan Yang at this moment, it is not difficult to find that they were jealous of Cui Jing and Xuan Cejun, and they inevitably became the second Kangding Mountain, so they quickly launched this mutiny when there was a change in the north and Cui Jing had no time to separate.

It can also be seen from this that King Fan Yang and Duan Shiang have long planned for this, but they are just waiting for a suitable time to do it.

At this point, regarding the move of the court to summon the kings into Beijing, Li Fu, the king of Fanyang, was the first person to give a clear refusal with his actions.

And predictably, he won't be the last.

Duan Shiang already had a lot of prestige in the Fan Yang army, and after taking advantage of the chaos to poison and kill the indecisive Fan Yang Jiedu envoy, he quickly controlled the Fan Yang army with his own vicious and decisive means, coupled with the clan identity of King Fan Yang.

After that, Duan Shiang quickly went all the way south, using his soldiers like an arm to make a finger, and the momentum was like a bamboo.

Duan Shiang rushed to attack and plunder in the front, while Li Fu, the king of Fanyang, took a step back, reorganized the situation and people's hearts in the rear, collected and expanded his troops, and quickly accumulated strength.

Fan Yangjun's sudden rebellion was almost unexpected by everyone, and Duan Shiang's actions were extremely fast, and when he captured the second city, Jizhou, the news could reach Beijing.

Under Jizhou, is Xingzhou.

Xingzhou Assassin Shi quickly responded, and asked Weizhou and Xiangzhou for help, only to barely support the situation.

Duan Shiang failed to capture Xingzhou twice in succession within five days, and when he encountered a heavy rain, the army temporarily stayed within the boundaries of Jizhou to rest.

The ancestral house of the Cui family, located in Qinghe County, Xingzhou, is also shrouded in this autumn rain at the moment, and the simple and deep mansion has blurred its original outline in the wind and rain, and all the sound is drowned in the hustle and bustle of the rain.

In the inner hall, the Cui clan was anxiously deliberating.

The scholars who have stood for hundreds of years, when faced with the opportunity to survive, never try to look at the situation with a fluke -

At this time, Xingzhou's situation is not optimistic: "Fan Yang's army is menacing, and Xingzhou may not be able to resist for long......"

In this way, they had to prepare for the situation after Fan Yang's army broke through Xingzhou.

As soon as Xingzhou is broken, Qinghe is in danger.

The old clansman's expression was solemn, but there was no fear between his eyebrows: "...... A servant in the province of Chaozhong is still a member of my Cui clan, the Cui family is still rooted in Beijing, if King Fan Yang wants to achieve great things in his name, it is impossible for him to dare to make a big move on my Cui ancestral roots! ”

But even so, it was only temporary...... If King Fan Yang doesn't kill us, he will have the opportunity to make my Cui family use his heart......"

"If I am reluctant to express my position, how do I know how patient Li Fu can be?"

"That's right...... And if we fall into the hands of King Fanyang, how should the people of Jingzhong and the head of the family choose? ”

For a moment, the crowd fell into a deep contemplation.

And the current threat they are facing is not only from King Fan Yang, but even from the surrounding bandits and people who are waiting for an opportunity to cause chaos because of King Fan Yang's rebellion.

Those bandits and rebels wanted to follow Bian Chunliang's example in massacring and looting the Shi clan, and they had gathered more than once to attack the Cui family in these days.

But the Cui family is not comparable to ordinary scholars, they not only hoard a large amount of grain, ancestral property, books, but also a considerable number of slaves, plus more than 5,000 servants on various granges.

This does not include privately raising thousands of elite soldiers and dead soldiers who stayed behind in Qinghe.

As a result, the rebels and bandits have never been able to reap the slightest benefit.

But this is not a long-term solution, and the situation will only be more chaotic and the chaos will only increase...... No matter how thick the tree is, it can't withstand the repeated gnawing of insects and ants day and night.

And their strength is more than enough to deal with the chaotic people temporarily, but once they really face the fierce and huge Fan Yang army, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg......

Therefore, the situation that they are subject to King Fan Yang is almost obvious.

While the people in the hall were discussing solemnly, a young figure with a lotus root pink came in the rain and strode into the hall.

A pot of umbrellas is collected behind the pink-shirted boy.

Everyone in the hall subconsciously looked at the young man who walked in.

Such a handsome young man opened his mouth and said, "...... Uncles and uncles, what are we waiting for now, just run! ”

Run?

This unstable and unstable word made the people in the hall change color, and the eldest old man sank his face: "Liulang! If you want to discuss this together, sit down and listen! ”

"Uncle, as soon as the rain stops, Fan Yang's army will attack the city again, where is there time to listen and talk slowly!" Cui Lang was not afraid of the old man's majesty at all, and continued to say: "The situation is so unfavorable, I can't wait, is it stupid to stay here and wait for Fan Yangjun to come to the door?" ”

The old man's face turned pale with anger when he heard this.

Another middle-aged clansman looked at Cui Lang's eyes, with a little anger: "Liulang...... This is Qinghe, where my Cui family's ancestral house is located, if I run away, what face will I have to see the Cui family's ancestors in the future? ”

"You are the concubine of the Cui family, you only know how to escape in case of trouble, so you have no responsibility, how will you take charge of the Cui family in the future? How to convince the upper and lower hearts? ”

Since Cui Jing was expelled from the clan, Cui Lang has been regarded by the clan as the seedling of the future head of the family.

But this seedling, looking at it is really worrying.

In the face of those disappointed eyes and scolding voices, Cui Lang didn't feel ashamed at all - just kidding, since he can remember, he grew up in such disappointed eyes, would he be afraid of this?

His voice became louder: "Then Li Fu, the king of Fanyang, if he wants some cheekiness, he may still be dealing with us for a while!" ”

"But if he is not cheeky, he is a crazy person in his bones, learn from that Bian Chunliang, and kill us all if he is in a bad mood, what can we do?"

"At that time, either hundreds of clansmen up and down the ancestral house will be subject to King Fanyang, and we will be taken hostage, so that our grandfather and father in Jingzhong will be tied hand and foot; Or simply become unjust ghosts, and go down to see the ancestors of the Cui family together, and then meet under the spring, and all the uncles and uncles will feel that they have face? ”

"You ......" The old man's lips trembled with anger, and he stretched out his hand to Cui Lang: "Blast him out!" ”

At first, he was full of confidence and believed that there was no one in the Cui clan who he couldn't discipline, but gradually he felt that he was ...... So far, it's really not teachable!

He even began to wonder, could it be that they Cui Clan, if they were really exhausted? Otherwise, Cui's long family lineage, how can they clean up the rebellious goods!

"You don't have to bang, I'll go by myself!"

When Cui Lang turned around angrily and walked out, the hall was full of helpless sighs.

However, the next moment, Cui Lang, who walked to the threshold, paused at his feet, and suddenly turned around and strode back.

“……？” The Cui family looked at him indescribably.

“…… I'm not leaving, I'm not done yet! Cui Lang stood in the hall, his expression was more determined than Fang Cai, and he looked at the clan elder sitting at the top: "Uncle does you know that the Cui family started back then, what did it rely on?" ”

The old man pursed his lips, suppressed his anger, and said in a fixed voice: "In this case, it is up to you to tell me, on what basis?" ”

Cui Lang: "I don't know what it is. ”

The anger that the clan elder had just suppressed was about to rise again, only to hear the young man then say: "But I know that it must not be the so-called stubbornness that my uncle refuses to give up at this time!" ”

"Cui's style is piled up from hundreds of years of splendid books! This is an acquired thing, like a gorgeous dress, but it should not become a shackle on us! ”

"And I think that the real character and responsibility are never the stubbornness that does not know how to change, but the determination and courage to advance when advancing, retreating when retreating, and not being afraid of death when dying!"

"What the Cui family uses to pass on the family is not this cold old mansion, nor the rich ancestral property here, but our Cui family's children!"

"We are alive, Qinghe Cui's family is alive. If we die, the Qinghe Cui family will die! ”

As the boy spoke, there was silence in the hall that was different from the beginning.

In the silence, the young man threw down his robe and knelt down.

"Uncle, since the collapse of the Zheng family, although the Cui family is still there, it is no longer the unshakable Cui family of the past. And this world is no longer the orderly and controllable way of the past—"

The voice of this sentence was no longer as loud as Fang Cai, but the old man at the head was distracted for a moment.

The old man looked at the boy kneeling there.

The boy is naturally very young and very fresh, as beautiful and light as a colorful feather bird, and has a flying aura that has not been imprisoned by layers of rules.

Soon, behind the young man, more than a dozen younger children like him knelt down.

They knelt there, as if to remind him that he was really old—his body was old, his rules were old, and his knowledge was old.

And for a short period of distraction, the old man thought of the head of the family who was far away in Beijing.

How could the children who were personally selected by the head of the family and sent back to Qinghe for protection really useless?

Just as at this moment, the child was followed by the teenagers who knelt down...... Isn't it the embodiment of the aspirations of this generation of Cui disciples?

Perhaps, it is not only the strengths recognized by these old things that can be called strengths.

Or perhaps, the head of the family is taking a fancy to Rokuro's distinctness and flexibility that is different from others......

The head of the family once said that the Cui family in different situations needs different family owners to lead the way, because this world is never static.

The old man was a little stunned, a little realised, and when he looked at Cui Lang again, most of the prejudice in his eyes dissipated silently.

But when he spoke again, there was indescribable complexity and weakness in his tone: "Qinghe is thousands of miles away from Jingshi...... In such a situation, even if you go, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch. ”

An old man of his age grew up in the years when the Cui family was really prosperous, so he was even more reluctant to admit the decline of the Cui family today. Once it was mentioned that the Cui family was also powerless, the strength of the old man's body also declined, and he suddenly showed powerlessness.

"It's naturally impossible to go to Jingshi." Cui Lang's eyes were blazing and said: "Uncle, let's go to the west and go to Taiyuan!" ”

The clan elder was stunned when he heard this.

“…… Taiyuan? The other tribesmen also had complicated expressions: "And the state ......"

Taiyuan is under the jurisdiction of the annexation state, and everyone knows that the governor of the annexed state is Cui Jing, who was expelled by them.

"Bingzhou is only 300 miles away from the Qinghe River, which is the safest choice at the moment." Cui Lang said: "And I expect that Li Fu, the king of Fanyang, will not dare to invade Bingzhou easily!" ”

Cui clansmen: "......"

The point of this matter is whether it is safe enough to merge the state?

The faces of the people were different, and no one said a word for a while.

In the end, it was a disciple beside Cui Lang who asked in a low voice, "But...... What if Taiyuan City turns us away? ”

As soon as such a straightforward and embarrassing words came out, those Cui clan people felt that their faces couldn't hold back, and when they were about to veto this proposal, they only heard Cui Lang say: "What's there, what about me, when I cry, I will also cry the gate of Taiyuan City to it!" ”

The child who asked the "......" question opened his mouth in astonishment.

I have to say that at this time of crisis, I really envy such an irresistible face and such a non-existent self-esteem...... This kind of indomitable courage to survive really makes people feel very secure.

But......

The disciple quietly glanced at the clansmen who were already about to be angry, and asked in a low voice, "...... Wouldn't this be too damaging to the Cui family? ”

Although he also agrees with Rokuro's opinion, at such a juncture, the wind is not the first priority, but it is also ...... You can't do it at all, right?

"Crying with the enemy, that's called no wind bones, crying in front of your own brother's door, what does it have to do with no wind and bones!"

As Cui Lang spoke, he stood up, took out a letter from his sleeve, and said with a smile: "And I don't have to cry, I just received a letter from Dai Changshi's personal letter from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of Bingzhou!" ”

"Dai Changshi said in the letter that as long as the Cui family is willing to avoid Taiyuan, he can lead troops to meet him hundreds of miles outside Taiyuan City!"

As the place where the Dasheng dragon vein originated, Taiyuan is so important that there can be no mistakes.

And at such a juncture, Cui Jing is responding to the battle of Beidi, Taiyuan's every move is more and more careless, if the proportion is not good, once the Fan Yangjun is provoked, the other party will be attacked, even if Taiyuan has the power to fight, but it will never be a good situation worth looking forward to.

Therefore, Dai Changshi is willing to take the initiative to lead troops out of the city for hundreds of miles to meet the Cui clan, which is the greatest sincerity that can be done now.

The Cui family, who is very aware of the pros and cons, can also perceive this sincerity, and they are surprised for a while.

and the governor will not help for no reason......

"Dai Changshi said in the letter that this was the eldest brother's previous instructions, and the eldest brother had explained that they should pay more attention to the people of the Cui clan in Qinghe."

Hearing Cui Lang's words, the hall fell into a complicated silence.

Cui Lang hit the railway while it was hot: "Uncle, without further ado, let the clansmen prepare to leave!" (End of chapter)