"Ming Er, what's your evaluation of Jiang Gongming?"

  Inside Fang's residence, Old Lady Fang's voice was heavy and thick, but for some reason, Fang Zhong seemed to hear a hint of fear.

  "General Chiang is a man who has studied both heaven and humanity. My son has always admired him greatly." said Fang Ming truthfully.

  Mrs. Fang didn't comment on his words and suddenly said: "The Liu family is finished."

  The direction hummed and said, "The crown prince has followed his uncle to the northern border camp, where there are 2 million elite Han troops who have never failed to fight against the Xiongnu people."

  "Alas..." Old Lady Fang sighed, her eyes welling up with tears: "This is exactly what I was worried about. The Xiongnu and the Cheng family are colluding, they can attack the capital and how could they not think of the Northern Garrison? Lord De is doing this, fearing that he will bring disaster upon himself and destroy our Fang family's strongest support."

  "Aunt..." The direction of Ming's heart was shocked and he exclaimed.

  "It's come to this, and thinking about it is useless. I just hope that good people will help us and we can all be safe." The helpless tone of Mrs. Fang's voice echoed through the empty room, sending chills down everyone's spine.

  The two fell silent. Half a while later, Old Lady Fang finally broke the suffocating silence: "Ming'er, what do you think of Feng'er's Black Flag Army?"

  Fang Xuan reluctantly composed himself, paused for a moment, and said: "The second brother's command has many skilled warriors, the Black Flag Army is brave and good at fighting, unparalleled in the world, and can be called the number one in the world."

  "What about his loyalty to the House of Liu?"

  The old man looked at her with a surprised and puzzled expression, unable to understand how such a question could come from her mouth.

  His mouth opened, and he trembled twice before finally speaking the truth: "The second brother left the capital and arrived in Lin'an, where he immediately killed people to establish his authority, changed the name of the city, and used the dragon as his emblem. His disloyal heart is clearly visible. If not for the current turbulent situation, the court would not have let him off so easily."

  The old lady Fang revealed a hint of cold smile: "Unloyal heart? In fact, people with unloyal hearts are never scarce, but those who can seize the opportunity and reveal themselves at the most appropriate time are few and far between. The name of this Sleeping Dragon Castle should have been taken by Jiang Gongming."

  "That's right." Direction Ming Shen has the same feeling.

  "What about you?" Fang Lao Tai's pair of small eyes stared at him, her face stern, her eyes gleaming with a fierce light, and she asked in a low voice.

  He hung his head in shame and said, "I dare not, son."

  "If it were a peaceful and prosperous era, with the country at peace and the people content, I believe you would not dare. But in these chaotic times, when the winds of change are blowing, even I am not immune to being moved. And yet you say you do not dare?" Fang Lao Tai's face was cold as she smiled, her aura oppressive.

  Fang Ming's face was quite complex, he had been taught since childhood, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and sincerity, these few big words had long been engraved in his bones. Only, during his sleep, he had also had further dreams.

  When he learned that Xu Haifeng had changed the name of the city to Wò Lóng, the impact he received was much greater than his own expectations. That night, in a trance, he vaguely touched the supreme position of Jiǔ Wǔ. Although when he woke up the next day, he immediately attributed everything to an illusion, but everything in that dream made him unforgettable for life.

  These were the deepest, darkest reveries hidden within his heart. He thought that no one would ever know about them in this life, but he couldn't deceive Old Lady Fang, a wise and intelligent elderly woman who had lived for over 80 years and had single-handedly supported the Fang family for nearly ten years.

  Fang Hua took a deep breath and slowly inhaled, his strength having made significant progress after the battle in the capital.

  "Feng Er may be disloyal to the Liu family, but what about our Fang family?" Old Lady Fang stopped pursuing this topic that embarrassed her grandson.

  Fang Ming's expression changed slightly, and he said loudly: "Second brother and Sun Er are as close as brothers, and he also married Ying Mei as his wife. He is a kind person who values relationships very much. Sun Er dares to stake his head to guarantee that he will not harm our Fang family." After a brief pause, he spoke again in a loud voice: "Sun Er's life was saved by him from among thousands of soldiers and horses."

  Old Lady Fang looked at his face, her expression gradually softened: "You and Feng Er are both dragons and phoenixes among men, the best of their generation. Seeing you two reminds me of Dong Zhenrui and Cheng Xuanfeng back in the day. Hehe, history is indeed similar, same foreign invasion, same peerless pair."

  "The achievements of my second brother far surpass those of his son. I dare not mention them in the same breath." Direction Ming's eyes dimmed, saying.

  "You don't have to belittle yourself, the wind may be insignificant, but its foundation is far inferior to yours. After all, you are the eldest son and grandson of the Fang family, the true representative of the three major families. However, I still want to advise you, Ming Er, it's best if you forget about it. Consider this thought as just a dream, and now, the dream should be over."

  The direction of the sound raised its head, and its entire face was full of questioning expressions.

  "Whether it was Dong Zirui and Cheng Xuanfeng back then, or you and Feng'er now, none of the four of you are material for founding a country."

  Mrs. Fang's words were like a huge and merciless mallet that heavily crushed the last bit of luck and hope in his heart into tiny fragments.

  "Why?" Direction Meng blurted out, unaware that his face had already contorted into a twisted grimace.

  "Because you all have feelings in your hearts, you can't bear to part with the word 'emotions', none of you are ruthless enough. It's precisely because of this that none of you will ever be able to become a founding emperor." Fang Lao Tai paused for a moment, her cold voice rising again: "Perhaps, Feng Er will be the only exception."

  "Second brother?" The sound of Feng Ming's words floated weakly in the air.

  "Not bad, because under his command there is a person who can turn the world upside down."

  "Who?"

  "Chiang... Kong... Ming..."

  In the inner courtyard, Xu Haifeng burst out laughing: "Just because your aunt has such doubts, you deliberately did this, it's not like you."

  Jiang Kongming sighed and said helplessly, "As people get older, this suspicious mind naturally becomes heavier. Her influence is really too great, students don't want to have any extra trouble, it's better to just let her think she's right."

  "Alas... General, I've troubled you." Xǔ Hǎifēng restrained his smile and stood up to bow deeply.

  "No need to be polite, it's my duty as a student to help Master. " Jiang Kongming bowed slightly, from then on, no matter in public or private, he never showed any disrespect towards Xu Haifeng again.

  Xu Haifeng looked at his face and suddenly became extremely strange, with a hint of suppressed smile in his eyes.

  Jiang Kongming was looked at by him, his heart felt hairy, he tidied up his clothes and sleeves, swept his front and back, but caught a glimpse of Xu Haifeng's smile in his eyes, which grew thicker, and he slightly angrily said: "The student has what is not proper, please instruct the master."

  Xu Haifeng coughed and said: "General Advisor has been thinking for me all along, I really have no way to repay you."

  Jiang Kongming gazed at him with a suspicious look, secretly resentful that his mind-reading technique was useless when facing a master-level martial artist.

  His words were clearly an excuse, if it was like this and he concealed the truth, then that certain Jiang person would indeed be presumptuously using the name of Zhuge Liang.

  Jiang Kung-ming took a step back, his face showing dejection, and said: "Since the master won't speak clearly, I don't dare to press for an answer." His words were extremely profound, as if he had lost all enthusiasm and could no longer muster any interest in anything.

  Xu Haifeng was shocked, his spiritual awareness at this moment suddenly felt two vastly different emotions.

  A kind of decadence as shown by Jiang Gongming, it is a dark and gloomy silence like death.

  Another is lively and vivid, as if full of freshness for everything, like a child's thirst for knowledge.

  These two different feelings actually appeared on a person's body at the same time, Xu Haifeng's eyes couldn't help but light up, what kind of surprise would this Jiang Dajun bring to him again?

  "Alright, since the military advisor insists on knowing, Xu will be rude. Xu Haifeng's eyes returned to normal, but a rare hint of embarrassment appeared: "Xu was just thinking, in the past two years, why has the military advisor never been close to women?"

  Jiang Kung-ming was taken aback and let out a long sigh.

  Xu Haifeng suddenly realized that the two strange feelings had vanished into thin air in an instant, and even with his master-level spiritual awareness, he couldn't catch any clues.

  "The students don't just not want to, but also are unwilling and dare not."

  Xu Haifeng was perplexed and asked: "What's going on now?"

  Jiang Kongming looked up at Xu Haifeng and said slowly: "When the student was in a critical condition, he fortunately met his master, and his master did not abandon him. He was given blood wine, which brought him back to life. This lifesaving kindness will never be forgotten."

  "General, you're being polite." Xu Haifeng couldn't grasp his meaning and could only respond casually.

  "The student has followed the master for two years, and in these two years, no matter what the master required, the student was always diligent and never negligent. Master, do you know why?" Jiang Gongming asked abruptly.

  Xu Haifeng's mind flashed with countless thoughts like a spark of flint, and he said, "That is the favor of Military Advisor."

  "Otherwise." Jiang Gongming shook his head with difficulty, his face full of bitterness: "It's just that a certain Jiang person can't even think of disobeying the master."

  Xu Haifeng looked at him, this was still his first time pouring out his thoughts to himself.

  "The blood of the lord, the path is extraordinary, those who follow him, this life will have no second heart." Jiang Kongming looked at him, lightly, helplessly, with a hint of sorrow: "What Old Lady Fang said was right, I am unwilling to have descendants, because I do not know whether my own descendants will also be like this. I am unwilling to put on them an eternal shackles that they cannot shake off before they are even born."

  A friend's new book, Tian Reng. The number of words is a bit less, but it's still pretty good to read. You can pick it up and read it when you're in the mood. ^_^ Link below.

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