After our homes were confiscated and we were exiled, the women in my clan and I raised a million sol

"The Duke of Wu is truly miserable. All the male members of the court have been sentenced to death. The entire family has been convicted and sentenced to death. I heard that they will be exiled to the barbarian land of the south thousands of miles away tomorrow."

"I heard about it too. It seems they've been charged with some crime, some kind of treason..."

"What nonsense! Duke Wu is a man of unparalleled virtue. He once defended the border for Daqian for twenty years, holding off a million-strong foreign army from entering the country. He won countless victories. How could he possibly rebel?"

"The entire capital knows the loyalty and courage of Duke Wu's family. When Daqian was founded, they shed blood and contributed a lot. They saved His Majesty the Emperor many times. It's no exaggeration to say that they are the saviors of the royal family. We have the peace we have today, and we must kneel down to thank them!"

"Yes, but who could have imagined that the Wu State Mansion would end up like this..."

Several people in different clothes stood on a street, looking at a tall mansion in white not far away, and couldn't help sighing and talking to each other.

His face was full of regret.

Kyoto entered autumn early, and the people had lost the vitality of the hot summer.

But recently there was a piece of news that shocked the world and made the entire Kyoto active again.

"Duke Wu is plotting treason and rebellion, and his entire family will be executed!"

"In consideration of their entire clan's past contributions to Daqian, a trace of their bloodline can be left behind, exiled from the capital, and never recalled."

At this moment, the Wu State Mansion was filled with a sad atmosphere, with people in mourning clothes and white clothes everywhere.

There is no other reason for such a big fuss.

Nearly a hundred people died in the entire Duke's Mansion within just one day, including all the direct descendants of the master's family, leaving only the youngest son alive.

It is called showing some mercy.

But almost all smart people know that this is nothing more than the person above trying to create a lofty image of "loyalty and righteousness" for the royal family and to show it to all the officials in the court.

Although everyone knew the strangeness of this matter, all the civil and military officials in the court could only remain silent and dared not say much.

Even though a funeral is being held in the Duke of Wu's mansion, no official dares to come and burn incense, and no one dares to have too much interaction with him.

Even some officials who used to be on good terms with him chose to ignore him and were extremely indifferent.

Nowadays, there is only a young master left in the Wuguo Mansion to be the head of the family.

He has also become the backbone of the current stage.

But the servants were extremely worried because the young master, who was extremely handsome, had not spoken for a whole day.

He just sat in front of the mourning hall, staring blankly at the coffin in the hall.

Zhang Liang looked at the desolate atmosphere in the room and couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

I didn't expect that I would experience the pain of losing a loved one just after crossing over.

Except for myself, my entire family, my father, uncles, and all the young men were ambushed and killed at the so-called "reward ceremony" held by the emperor yesterday!

But outside, the royal family claimed that the Zhang family was rebelling, and eventually committed suicide out of guilt!

What a ridiculous reason!

Dozens of able-bodied men from the Wuguo Mansion had fought tooth and nail for the Daqian Dynasty against the northern barbarians on the battlefield, shedding blood for hundreds of miles. After finally quelling the unrest on the border, they were ambushed and killed upon returning to the capital...

Although his soul is new, he is still a blood relative after all. There is always an inexplicable pain in his bones. What always flashes back in his mind are the kind faces of his relatives, which makes him unable to restrain himself from being moved.

Starting from my grandfather, Duke Wu, three generations of my family have fought bravely for the country and their contributions will be remembered for generations to come.

The Li royal family was jealous of the Zhang family's reputation in the army, and was also afraid that their reputation in the hearts of the people would surpass their own. So they directly killed them, framed the entire Zhang family with the crime of rebellion, and killed all the threats.

However, because he was weak and sickly in his early years and was a weak scholar who only liked to read, he escaped the disaster and was used by the Li royal family as a tool to demonstrate their "loyalty and righteousness".

We in the royal family value friendship the most. Even if you rebel, we are willing to leave a trace of our bloodline for you. Isn’t that very magnanimous?

Whenever Zhang Liang thought of this, he couldn't help laughing.

Perhaps it was because he had a vision that was higher than that of his time, so when faced with such a clumsy play, he could only laugh with gritted teeth.

Now he can only endure and spend his exile peacefully. As long as he reaches the southern part of the barbarian land, he will definitely take revenge because the emperor is far away!

Suddenly, a maid rushed in hurriedly: "Master, something terrible has happened!"

Zhang Liang, who was called the young master, finally came back to his senses and frowned slightly: "Xiao Cui, what's wrong?"

"Manager Wang and his men are causing trouble, saying our severance pay is too little, and they're heading our way now!"

Zhang Liang stood up, his eyes blazing with energy: "Take me to see it!"

But before he could take the initiative to move forward, there was a burst of hurried footsteps, and a middle-aged fat man in a red shirt appeared in front of him with a group of people.

"Zhang Liang, we've been working like slaves for the Duke of Wu's mansion for so long. Even if we haven't done anything meritorious, we've certainly worked hard. And you're just giving us fifty taels of silver each, are you treating us like beggars?"

The fat redwood man in the lead shouted in a shrill voice.

Zhang Liang naturally knew this fat man. He was the steward of the Wuguo Mansion and his name was Wang Fu.

Although he is not the chief steward, he has been able to call the shots and act tyrannically in recent years with the support of the Duke of Wu's Mansion.

Enjoyed wealth and glory that countless people could not enjoy!

But since the Wuguo Mansion was demoted by imperial decree, he immediately and publicly severed ties with the Wuguo Mansion.

He also widely spread the news that he had been working like a slave in Zhang's house for many years, enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens, and was only able to escape now!

Now that the Zhang family is in the most difficult time, he has gathered some dismissed servants and come back to make trouble in order to continue extorting money!

"Wang Fu, you ungrateful bastard! When you were a beggar, you almost starved to death on the street. If it weren't for Duke Wu's pity on you, helping you bury your mother for free and letting you work in the Zhang Mansion, you would have starved to death on the street long ago!"

Xiao Cui cursed indignantly.

"Now that the Duke Wu's Mansion is in trouble, not only do you not want to help, but you also want to add insult to injury. You are truly a living beast!"

Wang Fu seemed to have been touched by these words, and his face turned red.

"Shut up, I'm not here to reminisce about the past. Zhang Liang, if you can't come up with the money today, don't worry about us being rude!"

He looked determined and pointed at Zhang Liang viciously, as if he was going to attack him if he disagreed.

Wang Fu has been in the Duke of Wu's Mansion for so many years, so he naturally knows that this young master is a weak and useless person!

He just locks himself in the study all day long and doesn't have any special abilities.

This kind of soft persimmon is the easiest to squeeze, just right to extort some money!

Xiao Cui angrily said, "Fifty taels of severance pay is already a great favor from the young master. In the past, it would have taken you five or six years to earn that much money. I didn't expect you, a bunch of ungrateful wolves, to be so greedy and want to extort more? You are truly heartless and ruthless!"

Countless assets of the Wuguo Mansion were seized, so they had no choice but to sell off the items in the mansion and distribute generous severance pay to the servants. They even took the initiative to burn the slave contracts and let them return home to live!

I didn't expect that there would be such an ungrateful bastard!

Not only Xiao Cui, but many servants who chose to stay were also very angry.

The Duke of Wu's family was so kind and benevolent, but ended up like this. It's really pitiful!

"All of you, get out! You are not welcome in the Wuguo Mansion!"

Many servants came up with various objects and drove away Wang Fu and other uninvited guests, with displeasure on their faces.