Yingbu hesitated, his eyes sparkling with both joy and sorrow.
To work for the Prime Minister.
It may seem glamorous on the surface, but it is actually fraught with danger.
He had served in corvée labor and witnessed the darkness within officialdom, especially the terrifying darkness hidden beneath the lamplight.
Therefore, his first reaction was to be stunned, rather than to feel joy.
"Foolish child, foolish child, this is a tremendous opportunity! Our family was born in the Six Counties and will die in the Six Counties. Now we are being persecuted by Fan Wen, the governor of Jiujiang County, and forced to leave our home. I dream of going back!"
"this......"
He didn't know what to say. To be honest, he also wanted to go back, after all, the Six Counties were his roots, his true home.
Dreams of a foreign land may be wonderful, but it is still a foreign land after all!
"Yingbu, Uncle, and everyone else, there's no need to rush. I need to stay the night in your esteemed place. You can think about it carefully. I'm feeling a bit hungry. Would you mind having a hot meal?"
"Oh dear, it's all our fault, we were negligent!"
Only then did the old man realize what was happening. He hurriedly arranged seats for everyone, gave the servants the coat Li Lin was wearing to dry, and made him sit in the main seat, adding several more bowls and chopsticks.
Half an hour passed.
Surrounded by the crowd, Li Lin walked to the room where he was to spend the night.
I was just about to go to sleep.
Suddenly, he saw a bunch of torches outside the window.
"Your Excellency, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened! Prefect Meng Dao of Nan Commandery has suddenly sent men to surround the entire Yan Family Village!"
"Oh? Nanjun? Nanjun is a thousand miles away from here, isn't it? This place doesn't seem to be under Nanjun's control. What kind of immense power does it have that dares to extend its reach here across such a long distance? No, no, there must be some conspiracy here."
"What does Your Excellency mean?"
"Hmph, it seems the factions in the Chu court are quite complicated."
"What?"
"Fan Zeng, how skilled are you? Can you escape from here?"
"We should be able to escape in the chaos."
“Good, Mr. Fan Zeng, everything depends on you. Immediately request assistance from Han Xin in Chen Commandery and have him send troops to Nan Commandery overnight. I will be waiting for him there.”
"ah?"
"There's no time to think about it any further."
"But it will probably take more than a month to get back to Chen County from here."
"There's nothing we can do. The enemy is hiding within our ranks. It's the factional infighting in the court. It seems that someone learned of my return to Xianyang beforehand, so they deliberately tried to ambush me here!"
"ah?"
"Go quickly!"
"promise!"
After calmly watching Fan Zeng stumble out of the room, he immediately put on his armor, picked up his sword, and walked towards the door.
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