After the devastation of the Jingzhou army, most of the people fled, and the rest were either the children of the eunuchs or the families of the soldiers.

Far from the prosperity of the past, since Chaisang was breached, the whole city looked lifeless, like an old man who was about to die.

Especially in late autumn and early winter, it is even more desolate.

A dead leaf fell from the ginkgo tree in the courtyard, swirled a few times with the wind, and slowly fell to the ground.

Xie An's eyes were focused on the fallen leaves.

In the Xie Mansion, there were two unsightly carriages parked.

There is no silk silk, only a few straw mats.

The horses are also a few inferior horses, with no luster coat and a listless appearance.

There were only a dozen or so guards next to him, with sharp eyes and burly figures, but they were wearing tattered clothes, like a businessman.

The Jiangdong Shi clan took the ox cart as the fashion, and the carriage was taken by inferior people, and no one would have thought that the eldest son of the dignified Xie family would take the carriage out of the city in a low-key manner.

"I'm ready, just waiting for my father to set off together." The eldest son, Xie Yao, said respectfully.

"You can go, but the Father cannot go."

"Why can't you go? 's father is famous all over the world, even if he returns to Daliang in the future, he can also ascend to the position of Zaifu, and even the young can be crowned General Pingdong, and Jiankang City is high and deep, which can't stop the elite of the Liang army, and it is more than enough to block a group of pirates. "Xie Yao is much worse than the other cousins, he only sees what is floating on the water, and he can't see the underwater.

"Spherland, after arriving in Jiaozhou, stay incognito, don't enter the office." Xie An's tone was gentle, but there was a hint of disappointment in his expression.

The next generation of the Xie family was trained by him, Xie Xuan and Xie Yun's nephews can be regarded as handsome for a while, and even their niece Xie Daoyun is a famous talented woman, but his own son is really mediocre.

Rotten wood cannot be carved.

"If you don't join the ranks, how can you glorify the Xie family?" Xie Yao hadn't heard the sound outside the strings yet.

"Daliang Chaotang is very different from Jiangdong, you live in seclusion, you can also win a reputation as a celebrity, if you are in the office, you are only afraid of causing trouble for the Xie family, there is a young degree, the Tao is through, and it is enough to continue the Xie family." Xie An simply made his words clear.

Xie Yao looked depressed on the spot, "My son still doesn't understand, even if my father doesn't want to go, he can surrender to Daliang, why should he be martyred for Huan Wen?" ”

Huan Chu's demise is already inevitable.

After Daliang announced the division of the land, he immediately received the support of the people of Jiangdong.

It can be said that the hearts of the people have all been biased towards the north.

If Huan Wen did not usurp the Jin, he might be able to resist one or two in the name of orthodoxy, although the Jin family is rotten, but decades of orthodoxy have already prevailed in the hearts of the people.

Although the end result is destruction, it can be delayed for several years.

"For the father is not for His Majesty to be buried, but for the Jiangdong Shi clan, the Xie family is favored by Jin, the leader of the Jiangdong Shi clan, the country is ruined, if you steal your life, you will be laughed at by the world, the Xie family will never turn over, only if the father does not leave, can the Xie family have a place in Daliang!" Xie An's eyes deepened.

He has only one side with Emperor Daliang, but he has already figured out his temperament.

Taking the initiative to go up and wag your tail and beg for mercy will only backfire.

Only by staying can Xie An be worthy of the Jiangdong clan and Huan Wen's respect.

Anyone in Jiangdong can descend, but he can't.

"Son...... Child...... I don't understand. Xie Yao still had a confused expression.

"Go, my father has already arranged it in Jiaozhou, which is enough to worry about food and clothing, and he can cultivate and study heirlooms in the future."

After all, it is his own flesh and blood, Xie An tirelessly advised.

Xie Yao's eyes were full of tears, "Father......"

Xie An's face was also full of sadness, but with his character, there was no way to change what he decided.

No one is more familiar with the rules of this era than him, and after the fall of Jingxiang, Jiangdong has gone.

The Liang State's hundreds of thousands of troops marched south, but they did not move, allowing the pirates and Wu Huihao to join forces, and its intention could not be more obvious.

After all, this is not the first time that Liang Guo has done this, and he will never show mercy to the powerful people of the Shi clan.

Moreover, the current Liang State and the Jiangdong Shi clan are also difficult to integrate into it.

"Xie Lingjun, Prime Minister Wang Cheng has something important to discuss." There were reports outside the hospital.

"I'll come quickly." The sadness on Xie An's face flashed away, he regained his composure and patted Xie Yao's shoulder, "Go ahead." ”

Xie Yao knelt on her knees, knocked her head a few times, and then left without looking back.

Xie An cleaned up and rode slowly to the court in an ox cart.

Sima Yu, Wang Biaozhi, Wang Tanzhi, Xun Ji, Chu Xin and other scholars have been waiting for a long time.

The destruction of the country and the death of the family are imminent, but a few people do not have much sadness.

Wang Tanzhi said with a relaxed expression: "Hmph, this time Huan Wen will undoubtedly be defeated, the north and the south will be unified, no matter what, Daliang is inseparable from our scholar clan to govern the world." ”

Actually, this is not wrong.

Cui Lu, Liu Zhengxue, Pei Liuwei and other Kwantung scholars are not in the Liang State, or they are zaifu, or assassins, or governors......

Every founding monarch is suppressing the powerful and suppressing the scholars, but the result is not integrated with the scholars?

Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Wu of Wei were all like this.

This was originally the era of the scholars.

"I'm going to return to Daliang and welcome the king into Jiankang, how about An Shiyi?" Wang Biaozhi looked at Xie An.

Xie An has long been their backbone.

Without Xie An's mediation, Huan Wen's Chu State would not have completed a seamless connection with the Jin Dynasty.

Xie An shook his head and said: "Don't forget, Your Majesty left five thousand Jingzhou elites to defend the city, once you surrender, these five thousand elites will be five thousand butcher knives!" ”

Xun Ji said: "We and other troops are together, there are 20,000 people, why are you afraid of his 5,000 chaotic army?" ”

Xie An, who has always been mild, changed his face, "Your Majesty is fighting in the front, and we will surrender later, this disloyal and unrighteous act, please forgive me for not accompanying you, and the battle ahead is unknown, Your Majesty has tens of thousands of troops in his hands, with the help of the navy, he may not have the strength to fight." ”

"Why should Ling Jun bother me to wait? Your nephew Xie Xuan has already returned to Daliang, promoted to General Pingdong, and is leading tens of thousands of troops to advance by land and water! Wang Tanzhi said dissatisfied.

Liang Guo reused Xie Xuan, and even Huan Mi treated him kindly, giving these scholars an illusion.

An illusion that Liang Guo can't do without them after all.

"These rebels have been expelled from the Xie family, there is only one word here today, Your Majesty has tens of thousands of troops, you rebel, Your Majesty will return immediately, how can you resist?"

Jiankang is not far from Weixu, and the Jiangnan fortresses such as Stone Town, Liyang, and Niudu are all under the control of Huan Wen.

Once Jiankang rebelled, Huan Wen would be killed in three or two days.

Everyone's expressions were shocked, and they never expected this section.

Xie An saw that everyone was speechless, and continued: "The Liang army has not yet arrived in the city, and we will surrender later, isn't it vain? ”

If you want to surrender, you have to wait for others to come, Liang Guo didn't panic, they were in a hurry to catch up, which was tantamount to contempt and self-inferiority, and they did not have the reserve and dignity of the scholars in the past.

"Well, it's okay, when Huan Wen's army is defeated, it's not too late for Wang Shibing to come to the city to discuss this matter!" Chu Xin nodded.

(End of chapter)