Chapter 360 Where is Anyang Bo’s family?
Before meeting Jiang Tangtang, the two felt that although they had fled to Bohai County, their lives were still manageable, at least much better than those refugees.
But when they saw Jiang Tangtang, they immediately felt unwell.
They are about the same age as Jiang Tangtang, but Jiang Tangtang looks like an eighteen-year-old girl, while they look like middle-aged women.
Not to mention this, what makes them even more panic is the future of the men in their family.
Although Ling Yanli's husband is just a small Hanlin, his father Qu Xiujie is a high-ranking official in the court.
Ling Yanzhu's husband's family status is not as high as her sister Ling Yanli's, but her husband is already a fourth-rank official at a young age. As long as he can hold on for a few more years, his future will be limitless.
However, after these women fled to Lingnan, many of the former officials of the Great Zhou were appointed to new positions, but their husbands were unable to find a way out. This cast a shadow over their families.
Ling Yanli thought about how her husband had been asking about her relationship with Jiang Shi over the past few nights, and she felt increasingly annoyed.
I couldn't eat the cactus cookies either.
She glanced outside the door and whispered, "Do you think the Jiang family is holding a grudge against us and is now seeking revenge to deliberately create obstacles for our family?"
Ling Yanzhu was actually the same as her sister, secretly wondering in her heart whether Jiang Tangtang was deliberately taking revenge on them.
She hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't we find a way to meet her, apologize to her, and ask for her forgiveness."
Ling Yanli asked, "Do you think she will forgive us?"
Ling Yanzhu thought about the things she had done and the words she had said, and immediately shook her head and said, "No!"
Not only that, she would also trample under her feet those who bullied her in the past to avenge them.
"So what should we do?" Ling Yanli said, suddenly remembering a piece of news she had heard a few days ago. At the time, she was so shocked that she thought it was probably impossible, but now she felt terrified.
"I overheard my father-in-law talking to someone the other day. He said that General Lu Shi... had no intention of becoming emperor. Who knows, maybe Jiang will become emperor in the future."
Ling Yanzhu's eyes nearly popped out of her head as she muttered to herself, "How is this possible? On what basis? How dare she?"
In her opinion, women are born to live dependent on men. When men have noble status, their status will also be noble.
Men are frustrated and they are looked down upon by others outside.
What a woman should do is to take good care of the family and raise children well. In her opinion, what Jiang Tangtang is doing now is already very out of line.
How could she, a woman, become the emperor?
"Why do you say that?" Ling Yanli said sourly, "Of course it's because of her status as a divine disciple. Didn't you see those refugees in the next courtyard? When they talked about her arrival, they almost wanted to kneel on the ground and kowtow to her."
Because the refugee camp is built very large and there are special work houses inside, a large refugee camp is composed of many courtyards.
In order to facilitate management, those who could not afford to live in the refugee camp and those who could afford to pay were divided into different courtyards.
"But what about General Lu?" Ling Yanzhu still couldn't believe it. "He doesn't want to be emperor?"
"I heard they noticed it from General Lu's attitude. They said General Lu has been paving the way for her so that there will be less opposition when she ascends the throne in the future."
The more Ling Yanli spoke, the more jealous she felt.
If what her father-in-law and the others said was true, then life would be difficult for her family in the future.
While the two sisters were worrying about their family's predicament, Qu Xiujie and another important official from the old dynasty drove to the lake to ice fish despite the wind and snow outside.
It was said to be fishing, but in fact it was mainly because it was inconvenient in the refugee camp, and they wanted to find a secluded place to have a private conversation.
The two men reached the center of the lake, broke the ice, threw the fishing hook into the lake, and without caring whether there were any fish to bite the hook, they sat on the small stools they brought with them and started talking.
The lake was wide, and anyone approaching would be visible at a glance. This was the place they considered the safest for their private conversation.
Qu Xiujie asked, "Brother Yunwen, have you heard anything about the Earl of Anyang?"
Yunwen is Chi Jianzhang's pen name. The two of them used to be at loggerheads in the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Everyone thought they were sworn enemies, but little did they know that they were actually very good friends in private.
The two had similar ideas at the time, both believing that Lu Shiyan's rebellion would not succeed, so they both firmly stood on the side of the Great Zhou. However, they never imagined that the Great Zhou they were optimistic about would be gone just like that.
Even Lu Shiyan did not take the initiative to send troops to the capital, but simply gathered refugees in Lingnan, Bohai County and other places, and won the hearts of the people.
Looking through the history books, no dynasty has ever been destroyed so absurdly. No rebel has ever gained power as easily as the Lu family.
In addition to sighing in their hearts that even God was helping the Lu family, what they were most worried about was the future of their family and their current embarrassing situation.
At that time, because they firmly stood on the side of the Great Zhou, they were completely opposed to the Lu family.
For a family like theirs, if they want to continue to stay in officialdom, they have to put in a lot of effort.
Therefore, after learning that Lu Shiyan intended to let Jiang Tangtang become emperor, he planned to follow the path of the Earl of Anyang.
As Jiang Tangtang's family member, what Anyang Bo said must be very important!
A thin layer of white snow had already fallen on Chi Jianzhang's cloak. He opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of white air. "I've been sending people to inquire, but there's no news from Cangwu and Lingnan."
"How could it be?" Qu Xiujie frowned, "The Anyang Earl's family was taken out of the capital by a mysterious group of people a long time ago.
According to inference, that team was most likely sent by General Lu, so there shouldn't be any accidents along the way."
Given the situation at the time, the person would definitely be placed in Lingnan.
If no information is found, there is only one possibility: the Anyang Earl and his family were deliberately hidden by the Lu family.
If Qu Xiujie could think of this, Chi Jianzhang could naturally think of it as well.
Chi Jianzhang sighed and said, "It seems that the Lu family had anticipated today's situation and made arrangements in advance."
If they could think of following the path of Anyang Bo's family, how could others not think of it?
In this way, it not only prevents Anyang Bo's family from being disturbed, but also protects their safety.
Both of them discovered that Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan could not be speculated by common sense. The paths they had been able to take in the court before were now blocked in the hands of this couple.
Thinking about the newly appointed officials of Bohai County, Chi Jianzhang said, "I heard that there will be an examination next year that is similar to the imperial examination, but the examination method is completely different from the imperial examination."
If all other options are unavailable, the only option left is to take the exam.
But they have already achieved their current official positions, and now they are taking the exam with those young boys who are still wet behind the ears...
It's a bit embarrassing.
Chi Jianzhang sometimes thought of taking this opportunity to retire and return home. But if that were the case, all the hard work the Chi family had done would have been in vain.
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