Seeing that this group of people had gone far away, the shopkeeper and the waiter came to Luo Tianbao and others to say thanks: "This brave man, thank you for your help just now."

Luo Tianbao smiled slightly when he heard this: "Why bother with such a small effort? As the shopkeeper, you are too indulging in these people. They are obviously blackmailing, so why do you need to give them money?"

The shopkeeper couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly after hearing this: "You don't know something, strong man. These people are not ordinary ruffians, but officers and soldiers retreating to the local area. We ordinary people cannot afford to offend them."

"Since it is the officers and soldiers who should protect the country and the people, how can they act so recklessly? You can go to the summit and sue them."

"What are you suing for? These days, officials protect each other. Some people have done this before. As a result, those people not only were not punished, they went to the plaintiff for revenge afterwards, making the family unable to stay in the local area. How much money can I spend to settle the matter today?

This matter is still an advantage for us. There is actually not much difference between the government and the rebels these days. In short, it is us common people who will suffer."

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Luo Tianbao felt a little uncomfortable. He grew up in the capital, and he had never seen such things as soldiers bullying others, but in his impression, no matter how bad the military discipline of the army was, it was still better than that of the rebels. He didn't expect that it would happen now.

In this way, it seems that there is nothing wrong with his father not helping the court and even raising an army to support himself.

No matter what Luo Tianbao thought, the matter passed after all. Afterwards, the group finished their meal and paid the bill and continued on their way. The journey was finally uneventful. In the end, the group successfully returned to Xiaogushan, Jingbo Lake. Don’t look at it.

The inland is now a pot of porridge, and the area near Xiaogushan is still peaceful due to its remote location. The group landed on the island by boat. As soon as they landed, they saw the Fourth Protector Jin Meng coming to greet them, but Luo Tianbao's stepmother, Mrs. Gao, and

The Great Protector Pan Hong was not there, and Lin Yunfei realized something at that time.

"Are there guests at home?"

"He is from Tangmen in Hexi."

"What are you doing here?"

"He said he came to report the war in Beijing, and also planned to propose marriage to their third young lady, Tang Feiyan."

"Proposal? Who do they like?"

"Of course it's the Young Castle Master."

Lin Yunfei was immediately happy when he heard this: "That old fox Tang Huaide actually came up with the idea of ​​our Tianbao. Where is he now?"

"In the side hall, Madam and Brother Pan are receiving you."

"That's good. Since I'm back, I'll meet them." Lin Yunfei said and led everyone to the side hall. Luo Tianbao felt a little strange at this time and hurriedly pulled his second senior brother Ji Baida secretly.

"Second Senior Brother, what's going on with Hexi Tangmen coming to propose marriage?"

Ji Baida smiled: "No way, Tianbao, you used to be a bodyguard. Don't you know about Tangmen in Hexi?"

"Of course you know that today's four major martial arts families, Tangmen in Hexi, Wang's family with capital, Qinghenan Palace, plus the Ren family in Jiangzuo, are all famous families in the world. In the past, my master just wanted to give gifts to others to curry favor with them.

Not on."

"Yes, this Tang family is known as the most famous family in the martial arts world today. It is full of talented people. Not only is it a member of the martial arts world, it has contacts with the imperial court and many wealthy families. It can be said that it is a high-ranking family. Today's Tang family

The head of the family, Tang Huaide, is a famous old fox who is particularly good at sneaking into camps. Their brothers' martial arts skills are not as good as those of their predecessors, but they can't handle the large number of children, so they rely on marriages to consolidate their strength. Tang Huaide's eldest daughter married Li Guangzong, the leader of the Huben Army.

, the second daughter married Ning Sishun, the nephew of King Youyun, which is a hedging bet, but now he has set his sights on you, Tianbao. This calculation is really accurate."

"This...isn't this appropriate?"

"Why, Tianbao, you haven't forgotten the Gao sisters? Although it is a good thing for people not to forget old friendships, but now that your status is different, why bother about these vulgar fans anymore? It is said that among Tang Huaide's daughters, these three girls are the most important

She is the most beautiful, and many famous people are interested in her, but Tang Huaide doesn't like her at all. It's your boy's blessing to find you this time."

Luo Tianbao couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly after hearing this. It wasn't that he couldn't let go of Gao Yue, but it was just that he had never met Miss Tang San at all, and it was really hard for him to accept that he would marry someone he had never met. At this moment, the group of people

Having arrived at the side hall, I opened the door and saw Mrs. Gao and the Great Protector Pan Hong chatting there with two strangers, an old man and a young man. When they saw Lin Yunfei and others coming back, everyone hurriedly stood up to greet them.

"I haven't seen Lord Lin for a long time. Are you okay?" The old man among the two strangers seemed to be quite familiar with Lin Yunfei, and their words were quite cordial.

"Who do I think it is? It turns out it's you Huaiyi. Let's sit down and talk if you have anything to say." Lin Yunfei also behaved quite accommodatingly to the old man. He immediately invited everyone to sit down while introducing Luo Tianbao and them. It turns out that

That old man was the third brother of Tang Huaide, the current head of the Tang clan. His name was Tang Huaiyi. People in the world respected him and generally called him "Third Master". The young man who came with him was his nephew named Tang Wenming. According to events,

Ji Baida and others introduced this person who is considered outstanding among the younger generation of the Tang family today.

Tang Huaiyi's martial arts and intelligence were not as good as those of his two brothers, but one good thing about him was that he was good at sociability. He had friends and acquaintances all over the world. Even Lin Yunfei had some friendship with him. Therefore, all the diplomatic affairs of the Tang Sect were basically handed over to him.

He took charge, everyone exchanged a few polite words, and the conversation gradually got to the point. Lin Yunfei was quite concerned about the war in the capital, so he hurriedly asked: "I heard that you know about the war in the capital. Please tell me about it."

Tang Huaiyi's face was full of joy at first, but when Lin Yunfei asked about it, his expression turned serious: "I was just about to tell you that the capital has been lost."

"So fast!?" Lin Yunfei and others were all surprised when they heard this. Although it was only a matter of time before Kasumigaseki was lost in the capital, it was still a bit unexpected that it was lost so quickly.

Tang Huaiyi understood everyone's mood and briefly introduced what happened. It turned out that after the fall of Kasumigaseki, the prince was originally prepared to live or die with the capital, and even organized a defense line outside the capital to resist the rebels. The soldiers and civilians in the capital were infected by the prince's courage and their fighting spirit was once

It was so prosperous that the frontier defense actually fought against the rebel forwards for a whole day, and once repelled the opponent's attack. However, at this critical moment, the emperor who was far away in the southwest ordered the prince to lead the royal family to withdraw from the capital.

The prince understood that if he did this, the morale of the people in the capital would inevitably collapse, so he wanted to disobey the order for a while, but this would inevitably cause the father and son to separate, and the monarch and his ministers to turn against each other. In the end, after careful consideration, the prince had no choice but to obey his father's order and evacuate the capital. In this way, the capital

The fighting spirit of the soldiers and civilians immediately collapsed, and in the end the rebels were able to successfully enter the city.

Now the prince has led hundreds of officials and clan to retreat to Jianzhou in the south of the capital. The terrain there is difficult and easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, the main force of the rebel army is now busy burning, killing and looting in the capital and cannot care about pursuit. Therefore, the prince and others can temporarily take a breather.

Since the Tang Sect, the imperial court, and the rebels were all closely connected, they had a fairly clear understanding of the ins and outs of the whole matter.
Chapter completed!