"Master Chai---"
Wu Feng moved to Chai Yuanyu's side and said softly, "Regarding the matter of food and fodder..."
"Humph!" Chai Yuanyu heard Wu Feng's voice and snorted coldly.
"Lord Wu has a lot of ideas. You should handle the food issue yourself. The Ministry of Revenue can't provide a single grain."
As Bai Hong is a veteran of three dynasties, he admires Bai Hong's abilities from the bottom of his heart.
Just when the capital city needed Bai Hong to protect it, Wu Feng actually sang the same tune with Emperor Wu of Liang and chilled Bai Hong's feelings.
He was really tying himself up in knots and extinguished the last bit of hope for the entire Daliang Kingdom.
"You..." Wu Feng looked at Chai Yuanyu who walked away with a flick of his sleeves, and his beard almost stood up in anger...
......
"General Bai must have something to say to the people in the palace."
Eunuch Yu stood at the gate of the general's mansion and bowed politely to Bai Hong.
"My family and the guards will be waiting at the door. Just send the person out within half an hour."
Eunuch Yu didn't want to offend Bai Hong at all, so he extended the quarter-hour given by Emperor Wu of Liang to half an hour.
It makes sense for the women to walk slower.
Bai Hong paused, looked back at Eunuch Yu, turned around and strode towards the mansion.
"Husband, what happened? Why are there a group of guards following you back?!"
Old Madam Bai hurried out from the inner courtyard with a worried look on her face, and saw Bai Hong with a sullen face.
The moment Eunuch Yu followed Bai Hong out of the palace with a group of guards, the servant of the general's mansion saw it and immediately came back to report.
During this period, the Bai family was waiting anxiously.
"Madam." Bai Hong stepped forward and held Madam's hands guiltily.
He glanced at his son and daughter-in-law who were following behind his wife, as well as his ten-year-old daughter, who was born in his old age.
If he handed these relatives over to Emperor Wu of Liang, he would have no choice but to fight for his life with Xiao Yunzhan.
"Husband." Mrs. Bai looked at Bai Hong's expression and her heart skipped a beat.
"The Emperor wants us to enter the palace, right?"
As a couple for many years, they still have this tacit understanding.
There are already quite a few people living in the palace, including members of the Lin and Zheng families.
All the military commanders in the capital city have at least one hostage living in the palace.
"Yes." Bai Hong nodded and took his wife's hand and walked towards the inner courtyard.
"Eunuch Yu has given you half an hour. Take some self-defense gear and go to the palace."
Now that things have come to this, he can only prepare more things for his family.
He had long wanted to send his family away, but Emperor Wu of Liang had been very wary of him since the Xiao family escaped.
There were at least 20 secret guards taking turns to monitor inside and outside the general's mansion.
If he made the slightest move, these 20 people would probably take his family away directly.
No matter how powerful he was, he could not escort his family out under the nose of Emperor Wu of Liang.
"Dad, let me go to the palace."
Bai Xu put his son in his arms into his wife's hands, and looked at Bai Hong with red eyes.
"If --- Dad will just pretend that I never had a son."
It’s not that easy to live in the palace. The emperor is asking his father to risk his life.
Bai Hong took a deep breath and said, "Not just one person, but everyone will go."
If only one person was allowed to go to the palace as a hostage, it would naturally be Bai Xu.
He only has this one son. If his daughter, who is only ten years old, goes to the palace, she will be committing suicide, so only his son can go.
"What!?" Bai Xu's eyes widened in shock. "How can the whole family go?"
Emperor Wu of Liang was so ruthless.
There is only one hostage in other people's homes, why should his whole family go?
"Now that things have come to this, pack up some more things and take them with you."
Bai Hong sighed helplessly.
He always took ten steps at a time, but he didn't expect that Emperor Wu of Liang took ten more steps than him.
This caught him off guard, and he couldn't carry out any plan he had.
His deputy general Geng Wu was sent to the east by Emperor Wu of Liang to mobilize troops as soon as he returned to the capital.
There were also ten palace guards accompanying Geng Wu to guard against him.
Geng Wu was a bachelor without parents, whom Emperor Wu of Liang had picked up from a group of beggars. He was very loyal to him, so Emperor Wu of Liang was naturally worried about him.
It was really a big chess game played against him. If Geng Wu was still in Beijing at this time, they, together with Bai Xu, might be able to send their family out.
"Husband!"
Madam Bai squeezed Bai Hong's hand and said, "Go to the study and bring Jiaer's usual writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."
"You all should come along too, and bring along the books you usually read."
Madam Bai looked back at the children following behind her and said, "Even if you go to the palace, you can't neglect your studies."
“.....Yes!” Everyone in the Bai family responded with red eyes.
The books they usually read are all in their own rooms, and there are no books they want to read in their father's study.
But since my mother said so, she must have her reasons.
Even though Bai Xu had doubts in his heart, they were overshadowed by the sadness at the moment. He just had to follow his parents.
Bai Hong looked at his wife and his eyes flickered slightly.
Jiaer is only two years old. When did he have the usual writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone in his study?
Moreover, his study has always been a forbidden area in the mansion. Normally, no one except his wife can get close to it.
"Okay, go get them all. Bring some extra books to pass the time."
Although Bai Hong didn't know why the lady said this, he knew that the lady would not say this for no reason.
There were many guards in his study, and those secret guards didn't dare to get too close, so the family could have a private conversation there.
"Everyone retreat to the gate of the courtyard. No one is allowed to come in."
Old Madam Bai stopped at the door of the study, looked back at the dozens of guards in the courtyard, and said seriously.
The guards were stunned for a moment and looked at Bai Hong.
Although the guards in the study did not stop Mrs. Bai from entering the study, they always listened to Bai Hong.
Bai Hong waved his hand and said, "Listen to my wife, everyone go out and guard."
"Be careful, if you see anyone suspicious, kill them immediately."
So what if they were Emperor Wu of Liang's secret guards? Their identities were not made public. He suspected that they were rebels, so what if they killed two of them?
The family only has half an hour to reunite, who dares to disturb them?
"yes!"
The ten guards in the yard immediately retreated outside the yard, separated along the courtyard wall, and guarded the door of the study.
Mrs. Bai waited until the guards closed the courtyard gate before turning around and pushing open the study door.
"Everyone come in."
Old Lady Bai stood by the door and watched all her family members enter the study. Then she immediately closed and bolted the door.
"Madam!?" Bai Hong looked at his wife's actions with a puzzled look on his face.
Mrs. Bai turned to Bai Hong and shook her head gently, then pointed behind the study screen.
"Everyone, follow me!"
General Bai was stunned for a moment, but he still followed his wife very consciously.
When he left in the morning, did his wife come to the study and put anything there?
Bai Xu held his sister's hand, looked at his wife Jiang Yue, and followed with a puzzled look on his face.
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