As for Gong Liulang and Zhang Yuanyan, they were given separate houses. After all, Gong Liulang was the son of the Gong family of Qichuan and was related to the Wei family by marriage.
The two said goodbye and left, and after leaving Wei Zhongxun's house, they followed the members of Mingjingtang to the resettlement residence.
The courtyard is not big, with two or three rooms, two bright and one dark, equipped with beds, tables, chairs and desks. Clean bedding and thick clothes are neatly placed on the couch, and there are two oval iron objects on the desk.
Gong Liulang reached out and touched it, and it was burning hot.
The tribesmen nearby hurriedly explained, "This is something used for heating. It contains boiling hot water. Wu Niang said it's called a Tangpozi."
Gong Liulang was a little surprised.
In the past, winters in Yizhou were not very cold, so there was no need for earthen kangs and ground heating. Now that the weather is abnormal, I didn’t expect that they would still think of using this method to keep warm.
Gong Liulang thanked him politely.
After the clansmen who had accommodated them left, only Gong Liulang and Zhang Yuanyan were left in the house.
Taking some reasons into consideration, Mingjingtang did not hire any servants for them.
Seeing that no one was around, Zhang Yuanyan asked in confusion, "Why didn't Liu Langjun tell Wei about the fall of Kyoto?"
He said, "The Qinghewei clan is spread all over the world. Once they learn that the imperial court is gone, they will probably be more anxious than we are."
Gong Liulang sat around the couch, took the hot water bottle on the table into his arms, and then said lightly: "Did you know that the eldest branch of the Wei family is in Kyoto?"
Zhang Yuanyan didn't respond. "Isn't it precisely because of this that we have to tell them?"
In order to avoid internal strife, clan families pass down their inheritance to the eldest son. The eldest son's lineage is the family inheritance. Once the Wei clan members get the news, even if the weather is bad now, they will probably find a way to go to Shangjing for rescue.
Qichuan is not far from Shangjing, so they can just follow him back to Qichuan's home.
"That's because I didn't expect Duke Wei to be ill."
Gong Liulang's eyes were deep. "We don't know the extent of Lord Wei's condition. If we speak rashly, and Lord Wei suddenly learns of the bad news, who will the Qinghe Wei family blame if something happens?"
You must know that Wei Minglun is the eldest son of Duke Wei. After the scout brought back the news, he planned to keep the matter secret for the time being.
Zhang Yuanyan was stunned.
"Furthermore, we only know that Kyoto fell, but we don't know the specific circumstances. What if the eldest branch of the Wei family is safe and sound, but Duke Wei is harmed because of this? Wouldn't this create enmity between the Gong family of Qichuan and the Wei family of Qinghe?"
The court has fallen, and the news must not be leaked at least until Duke Wei recovers from his illness.
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