Zhu Yunwen was still a little unwilling, and asked Wang Shu: "Then what?" We sent people all the way over, and we had a handwritten letter from Master and me, so we were sent away with just two sentences? ”

Wang Shu hesitated and said, "Then he said to send me off, and he ordered someone to send me out." ”

Zhu Yunwen sighed and said, "It seems that this time it was a trip for nothing." ”

Wang Shu saw that the master was extremely disappointed, and comforted: "That's not it, he also gave me two volumes of the Six Ancestors Altar Sutra." With that, he took out the two books from the baggage beside him and handed them to Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen took it, looked at it for a long time, and said with a little disappointment: "This altar scripture is a treasure book of the Yuan Dynasty, which is very ordinary. The old collection in the palace is the Song Dynasty law sea book, that is the only book in the sea, I don't know what the Xiping Marquis will give you this thing, what does it mean? ”

Wang Shu couldn't answer, Zhang Shi's behavior eased his embarrassment, and continued to ask: "Then why did the junior brother delay for so long?" ”

Wang Shu said: "I thought that there was a major secret hidden in this altar scripture, and I didn't dare to delay for a moment, and I wanted to grow wings and fly back to Ryukyu, so I rushed back to Quanzhou non-stop, but I missed the monsoon period, and waited for a few months before I met the tribute ship back to Ryukyu, and then rushed back." Fortunately, I took the degree and worked as a pending monk in Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou for a few months, otherwise I would really be on the streets. ”

Zhu Yunwen squeezed out a smile on his face, and said apologetically: "You have worked hard this time. ”

Huang Zhan saw that the master's face was full of disappointment, so he took the two altar scriptures, carefully inside and out

Look, suddenly he shouted, "There are weirdness in these two books!" ”

When everyone heard this, they gathered around to check what was going on, Huang Zhan checked the two altar scriptures with both hands, and said, "I am a person who often reads, and these two books are obviously heavier than ordinary books. ”

After Wang Shu took the two books, he also checked them with his hand, nodded again and again: "Senior brother is still careful, I memorized all the way, but I didn't find the secret." ”

Huang Zhan said with a smile: "Senior brother, if you care, it will be chaotic." ”

Zhang Shixing took the two books, checked them carefully, and found that the covers of these two books were thicker than ordinary books, so he asked Huang Zhan to find a knife from the house, he carefully opened the upper and lower covers of these two books, and actually took out four golden and dazzling gold leaves.

Wang Shu and the others were stunned when they saw it, and looked at each other and said, "What does this mean?" What kind of medicine is sold in this Xipinghou gourd? ”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yunwen slapped the table and scolded angrily: "How can this be true, I think that he fought with King Min at the beginning, I read that the Mu family is good for many generations, and imprisoned King Min, and now I want to take refuge in Yunnan, but he only gave me these few gold leaves, and said a few words that are not salty or light, is this going to send a meal?" ”

When everyone heard this, they did not dare to speak again, and there was a dead silence in the room.

Zhang Shixing was a little unwilling, thought about it, and asked Wang Shudao: "Senior brother, are you sure that the person you saw is the Marquis of Xiping?" ”

Wang Shu thought for a while and said, "I'm not sure, he never said that he was the Marquis of Xiping, but I presented the master's handwritten letter, if I came in person, could it be said that the Marquis of Xiping refused to come out to meet him, it was really unreasonable." ”

Huang Zhan asked, "Are there anyone else present?" ”

Wang Shu shook his head and said, "There is no one else." ”

Huang Zhan was a little disappointed and said: "Of course, the less people know about such confidential matters, the better. ”

Wang Shu suddenly said: "Oh, I remember, there was a guard standing behind that person, with a solemn face and not a word. ”

Huang Zhan asked, "What does that person look like?" ”

Wang Shu blinked his eyes and said with a wry smile: "It's been more than a year, I really can't remember, but I vaguely feel that that person is a little strange, holding a waist knife in his hand, standing upright, expressionless, as if facing a great enemy." ”

Zhu Yunwen snorted and said, "Empty energy, it's useless for you to think about it, I haven't seen that Mu Sheng as a teacher." ”

Huang Zhan smiled slightly and said, "I know who the Marquis of Xiping is." ”

Wang Shu's eyes lit up and said, "Senior brother, are you saying that the person who catches the knife at the bedside is a real hero." ”

Zhang Shixing didn't understand what he meant, and said to Wang Shu: "Senior brother, you scholars will drop your book bag, can you make your words clearer." ”

Wang Shu smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't worry, I'll explain it to you." According to the new language of the world, Cao Cao called the queen, and a Xiongnu envoy came to visit. Cao Cao thought that his description was ugly and not enough to be a strong country, so he ordered his subordinate Shangshu to order Cui Yan to meet the Xiongnu envoy on his behalf, and he grabbed his own knife and stood at the head of the bed. After the Xiongnu envoys had finished their visit, Cao Cao ordered the spies to ask him, 'What is the King of Wei?' ’

The Xiongnu envoy replied: 'The king of Wei is very hopeful; However, the knife catcher at the head of the bed is a real hero. When Cao Cao heard this, he chased and killed the envoy. Senior brother, the person I saw was not Xiping Hou, and the guard behind him was Mu Sheng. ”

Zhu Yunwen sneered after hearing this: "So what, what's the difference?" ”

Huang Zhan said: "Master, with all due respect. Since the person who caught the knife was Mu Sheng, the Marquis of Xiping, then what the fake Mu Sheng did before was not counted, Mu Sheng neither disrespected the master, nor refused the master to enter Yunnan, we can laugh it off and act according to the established plan. ”

Zhu Yunwen said: "But he didn't say a word after all." ”

Huang Zhan said: "This is also his cleverness, he didn't say anything, and he said everything, all in his personal understanding." As the saying goes: There is nothing in the first place, where is the dust. ”

Zhang Shixing said disapprerovingly: "Senior brother's words, is it to let us be cheeky to join him?" ”

After Huang Zhan heard this, Huo Ran got up and said: "Senior brother, what are you talking about, are you the protector of the Ryukyu Kingdom and don't want to restore the great cause of the country?" ”

Zhang Shixing also immediately got up and said confrontedly: "Senior brother, heaven and earth shine, I have never had such a heart. ”

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "You two sit down, and we will discuss it slowly." ”

Huang Zhan puffed up and said, "Master, there are only two ways at the moment, one is for us to stay here and die in a foreign land. One is to return to Daming and wait for an opportunity to start an incident. Master, make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise as time goes by, the heroic spirit will disappear, and we will achieve nothing, and there will be no hope of recovering the country. ”

Zhang Shixing was a little angry and said: "Senior brother, it was you who asked me to stay here at the beginning, and I also married the king's sister, saying that I wanted to control the army. Now, how to choose, please ask Master to give me instructions, and I will obey my orders. ”

Huang Zhan said: "This time, that time." At the beginning, we thought that you could take control of the Ryukyu army and save some money for us to restore the country, but now it seems impossible. That king Shangba Zhi is really cunning, he only promoted you to duke, but did not grant you any military rank, in fact, he was promoted openly and secretly, and he was very strict against you. Moreover, the people of the Ryukyus are of different races from the people of our Middle Earth, and I am afraid that it will not be of great use to our recovery. It was useless for us to stay here, and I thought that we should leave the Ryukyus immediately, enter Yunnan as soon as possible, contact the heroes, and prepare for an incident. ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "What the empty seal said is very true, Zhang Si, are you reluctant to have a beautiful wife and concubine?" ”

Zhang Shixing's eyes immediately flashed with Mu Ming's gentle eyes and hearty smile, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I have promised the country with my body, and I will never covet the private feelings of my children." ”

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "Okay, let's go separately, take advantage of the monsoon period to leave, leave Ryukyu in three days, and return to Daming." ”

Zhang Shixing returned home, only to see Mu Ming was counting the gifts sent by Shang Bazhi, as soon as she saw Zhang Shixing, she ran over with excitement, grabbed his wrist, dragged him over, pointed to the gold and silver piled up like a hill in the cage, and said: "Husband, you see, this time my brother is much more generous and has rewarded our family with a lot of gold and jewelry. ”

Zhang Shixing was thinking about how to tell Mu Ming about returning to China, so he was expressionless and noncommittal, just hummed.

Mu Ming raised his head to look at him and asked, "Husband, are you unhappy?" Is it just because my brother made me the lord of the county and made you the duke? ”

Zhang Shixing came back to his senses at this time, and pretended to be surprised: "You are the county lord, I am the duke, so every time I go home, do I have to kneel and bow to you three times and bow nine times?" ”

Mu Ming giggled and said, "That's natural, if you dare to treat me badly, you will be dragged out and beheaded immediately." ”

Zhang Shixing pretended to forgive: "The county lord spares his life, but he knows that he is wrong." ”

The husband and wife laughed, Mu Ming ordered someone to prepare a meal, the diet was finished, the two returned to the bedroom, Mu Ming leaned softly on Zhang Shixing's arms, tender, and said to him: "Husband, I want to tell you a secret." ”

Zhang Shixing was thinking about how to speak, and was startled by what she said, thinking that she had discovered something, so he hurriedly straightened Mu Ming's body and asked, "What secret?" ”

Mu Ming snorted and said, "Seeing that your face turned white with fright, I wanted to say that you are going to be a father." ”

Zhang Shixing was stunned for a moment, and Tana's figure suddenly flashed in his mind, and Little Bartel's lively and lovely appearance, Mu Ming saw that his face was cloudy, and said a little strangely: "Why are you unhappy?" ”

Zhang Shixing gently took her into his arms, stroked her long black and bright hair, and muttered, "I'm so happy." I finally have a complete home. With that, he burst into tears.

Mu Ming also hugged him tightly and said softly: "Husband, I know that you also have a lot of secrets, we are now a family, can you tell me?" ”

Zhang Shixing's closed heart collapsed suddenly, he shed tears while giving a general account of his life experience, all kinds of hardships, as for Zhu Yunwen's identity, his relationship with Tana, Song Sanniang, Xu Miaojin and others, etc., he is still buried deep in the secret corner of his heart, and he will not be open to anyone.

After Mu Ming heard this, he was simply dizzy and surprised, raised his sleeves, gently wiped the tears on his face, and said comfortingly: "Husband, my brother used to guess that you came to our Ryukyu for refuge, I never thought that your life experience would be so complicated and thrilling, what are the identities of your senior brothers?" ”

Zhang Shixing said: "They turned out to be Hanlin scholars, and in order to escape the pursuit of King Yan, they escaped into the empty gate like me and fled to Ryukyu. ”

Mu Ming nodded and said, "Husband, you don't have to be afraid, you are now our protector of the Ryukyus, no matter how powerful that King Yan is, he won't dare to arrest people here." You can live with peace of mind, our family lives happily together, forget the troubles of the past, do you think about it? ”

Zhang Shixing picked up Mu Ming's round chin and stared at her watery autumn pupils, his heart hurt like a tear, but he still relented and finally said that sentence to her: "No, Mu Ming, I can't forget the past, but I have to face the future, so I have decided that after three days, I will return to Daming by boat." ”

When Mu Ming heard this, she couldn't believe her ears as if she had been struck by lightning, she widened her innocent eyes, grabbed Zhang Shixing's wrist, shook it vigorously, and said in an attempt to sober him up, and said: "Why is this, why do you have to return to China, is Ryukyu bad, is my brother not good to you, am I not good to you, are you willing to leave me and your unborn child and leave?" ”

Zhang Shixing hugged her tightly in his arms, tears rolling in his eyes. He endured his grief and whispered in her ear, "Ryukyu is good, and you are very good to me, but this is my destiny and my responsibility." ”