How I Pampered the Tyrant Into Devotion With My Space-Chapter 524: Leave the Refugees for the Emperor
Tang Peiyi said, "To be honest, I don’t really want to go to the Capital. Here on the Deserted Mountain, as long as we don’t provoke the third household, we are the bosses."
"But once we get to the Capital, even if we don’t cause trouble, trouble will find us."
As for those matters, they are truly unspeakable.
Tang Peixiao also sighed, "It’s so good here, I really don’t want to leave, but the imperial decree has been issued. Others still have choices, but our Tang Family does not."
Tang Peiyi took another sip, speaking to Mrs. Zhang and Ma.
"Anyway, protect Zan’er and our third brother. No matter what, third brother’s matters must never be leaked."
The two brothers spoke no more, just drank cup after cup of wine.
The future is uncertain.
The past glory cannot be returned to.
Just hope the whole family can stay safe and sound.
The people of the Tang Family’s third household sat together, saying very little.
Only Liu Xu was constantly serving dishes to the two little ones, Tang Shuo and Tang Qinghuan.
The little ones were eating happily, and after finishing, Tang Shuo learned from the adults and sighed.
"The Deserted Mountain is so nice, I don’t want to go to the Capital."
He doesn’t have many memories of the Capital but remembers the Deserted Mountain clearly.
He’s now over four years old and is used to it here.
Tang Qinghuan also said, "I don’t want to go to the Capital either."
Tang Qinghuan is already seven years old and has started attending school.
Everyone present felt the same way, but imperial orders cannot be defied, how could they not go?
Isn’t that like handing the knife to the Emperor?
Pei Shu’er laughed, "We must go. If we don’t, the Emperor won’t be at ease with our whole family."
Tang Zan said, "Even if this journey is dangerous, our Tang Family never knew what retreat is."
"No matter what happens in the future, we will always have a way out."
Having said this, Tang Zan gazed at Pei Shu’er warmly, thanks to her, otherwise, there really wouldn’t be a way out.
Everyone looked at Tang Zan with astonishment.
But no one continued to inquire further.
Tang Zan wouldn’t say, and even if he did, it’s not something everyone could hear.
After finishing the meal, Pei Shu’er spoke to Tang Zan.
"Let Yan Hengyin come over, I’ll implant the Golden Silkworm Gu in him again."
This Golden Silkworm Gu was made by her, so it would only obey her.
Moreover, as long as the Child Gu is implanted into the body, the Mother Gu doesn’t need to be planted on her.
When Yan Hengyin saw Pei Shu’er, his eyes were dazed for a moment, with a vacant look and a slow voice.
"Shu...er..."
Pei Shu’er sighed, if Yan Hengyin had been such a hopeless romantic earlier, why did he have to act so harshly back then?
If he had treated the original owner better, she wouldn’t have died so disheartened on the way here.
Then she wouldn’t have crossed over.
So, let the jerk eat his dust!
When she removed the Puppet Gu from Yan Hengyin’s body, his gaze at Pei Shu’er turned complex.
"Pei Shu’er, I won’t let you off."
Pei Shu’er remained calm, using medicine to anesthetize Yan Hengyin.
When implanting the Golden Silkworm Gu, cooperation is needed.
When Yan Hengyin woke up again, he looked at Pei Shu’er and Tang Zan with goodwill, even smiling kindly at them.
Xinyue laughed, "Your Golden Silkworm Gu is indeed much better than the Puppet Gu."
The previous Yan Hengyin was like a marionette, albeit with self-consciousness.
But now, he seems like a person, although essentially still a puppet.
Pei Shu’er said, "If the Third Prince wasn’t still of some use, Tang Zan would have killed him long ago, rather than let him live until now."
Even as it stands, it’s hardly much better than death.
One wonders if the original owner would find peace knowing the Third Prince’s fate.
Early the next morning, the Tang Family set off in a grand manner, accompanied by over five thousand followers.
As for those in the Gulan Military Camp who joined from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, they had "died in battle" a month ago.
The Gulan Military Camp now has one hundred thousand troops, of which thirty thousand "died in battle", and they were all elite.
Of course, these were just ordinary soldiers with no military rank.
So, even if reported, it wouldn’t attract much attention.
Moreover, these people "died in battle" in batches.
Along the way, they encountered many dangers, firstly the attacks from refugees.
This portion of refugees had formed the rebel army.
Of course, compared to the people of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion in secrecy, they were no match.
Capturing them was easy.
But when it came to killing them, Tang Zan said, "No need to kill."
People didn’t understand, but a fierce look flashed in Tang Zan’s eyes.
"If we kill them, then the Emperor’s worries are gone, and he will turn to deal with our Tang Family next."
Pei Shu’er laughed, "Moreover, without these refugees, the Emperor wouldn’t have demands for military talents. Naturally, he would revert to emphasizing literature over martial arts, which would be extremely disadvantageous for us."
Upon hearing this, no one wanted to kill these people anymore.
Even when they later encountered the rebel army, no one wanted to kill them.
At most, particularly vicious members of the rebel forces would have their leaders eliminated by Tang Zan and others.
Then they would let the rebel army elect a suitable leader, or disband and be annexed.
Of course, some refugees quietly followed behind them, resting when they did, and moving when they moved.
Initially, they kept a distance, but later followed closely.
These refugees had some food in their hands, but this chaotic world was too terrifying. They were merely looking for a place to rely on.
When Lin Hong wanted to drive the people away, Pei Shu’er said, "As long as these people don’t cause trouble, let them follow."
They encountered many refugees and knew these were the most pitiful.
Since these refugees didn’t intend to take advantage, it was fine to let them follow.
After saying this, the carriage continued on.
Seeing this, the refugees gratefully bowed towards them.
Old Madam Tang’s health wasn’t great, but since setting out, she adapted well to the food and lodging, showing no discomfort.
It was already autumn, making travel less stifling than in summer.
But autumn could also bring sudden cold, especially in the far north.
If Pei Shu’er hadn’t been experienced in handling these matters, someone would have died by now.
The refugees following behind were not faring well, shivering from the cold, and started looking for suitable places to shelter from the wind and keep warm.
Pei Shu’er said, "Lin Yu, take some people to gather firewood in the mountains, but don’t collect too much. We have charcoal, just lure these refugees over there."
If they directly gave aid to these refugees, it might incite a scramble among them.
If their hearts became greedy, it would be hard to rein it back in later.
Better to show them right from the start that these people wouldn’t easily coddle them.
This way, the refugees wouldn’t expect anything and would handle things themselves.
That’s all she could do for now.
