"Yang Qilong? Who is he? Looking at your face, he seems to be a critical figure? Compared with Yao Qisheng, Wu Yuanming has always been more tender, at least he can't do this because of his joy and anger, and Yao Qisheng can see the nervousness and hesitation in his heart at a glance. Wu Yuanming hesitated a little and looked at the door standing on the side - although the subordinates in Wu Yuanming's family had been completely replaced, Yang Qilong's identity was too sensitive, and Wu Yuanming had to be careful. Yao Qisheng immediately understood what Wu Yuanming meant, waved his hand to the porter and said, "Take twenty steps back, don't come over without a greeting." ”

"Pierce." That door was bought by Wu Fu from the refugees, and the family would have no way to live if they left the Wu family, so they didn't dare to disobey Yao Qisheng's order, and retreated to a distant place according to Yao Qisheng's orders. Wu Yuanming said to Yao Qisheng at this time: "Father-in-law, do you know that Zhong Sanlang Xiang will? ”

"I have heard a little, I heard that it is a new sect in the north, and the sect has quite a lot of worshippers to worship a god named Zhong Saburo, who admits medicine to the people and treats diseases with incense ash, which is very popular with many sects. Legend has it that their main hall master also has the ability to turn stones into gold and sprinkle beans into soldiers. Yao Qisheng said disdainfully: "Since ancient times, this kind of strange power has confused the gods, bewitched the people, and used the name of ghosts and monsters to confuse the foolish people, which is not surprising. But if those in power let it go, it is also possible to raise a legacy of tigers and cause unrest. Speaking of this, Yao Qisheng suddenly remembered something, and asked in a low voice: "Could it be that this Yang Qilong is Zhong Sanlang Xianghui...... The main hall master! ”

Wu Yuanming sighed and replied heavily: "This Yang Qilong is not only as simple as the head of the Zhong Saburo Xianghui Hall, he also has a self-title-Zhu Cijiong!" ”

"Third Prince Zhu?!" Rao is Yao Qisheng is already an old sparrow on the sea, but after hearing this name, he couldn't help but be surprised, and blurted out: "Real or fake?" ”

"Fake!" Wu Yuanming replied categorically, because Wu Yuanming's traffic police clearly remembered in his memory that the real third prince Zhu was hiding incognito in Henan and Zhejiang to escape the pursuit of the Qing court, and was now hiding in Henan and Zhejiang for a generation of wandering, making a living as a teacher and hiding his identity, until the forty-seventh year of Kangxi, the third prince of Zhu, who was already in his seventies, was caught by Kang Mazi and killed by Kang Mazi together with his son and grandson. Wu Yuanming thought about it and added: "As far as the child knows, that Yang Qilong is actually the descendant of a minister surnamed Yang in the previous dynasty, when Li Zicheng broke through Beijing, Chongzhen hanged himself on the coal mountain, and the guards, eunuchs and palace maids in the palace killed each other in order to rob the property, Yang Qilong's father was also involved at that time, and inadvertently picked up a wooden box, which contained Zhu Cijiong's jade moat and gold medal, Yang Qilong relied on these two things to pretend to be a ghost, pretending to be the third prince of Zhu. ”

"Zhu Cijiong's jade trench and gold medal?!" A burst of light flashed in Yao Qisheng's small triangular eyes, and his lips trembled with excitement, and he asked Wu Yuanming thoughtlessly, "Child, when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, you seemed to live in Beijing City, right?" Wu Yuanming also had the memory of Wu Yingxiong, and replied casually without thinking about it: "Yes, I lived in this house at that time, and later after the city was broken, because my second brother Wu Yingqi was not born at that time, my grandfather Wu Xiang was afraid that our Wu family would be cut off, so he sent someone to send me to Shanhaiguan, who was less than four years old, but my grandfather was killed by Li Zicheng. ”

"Father, why do you ask me these things? Is there any connection? It wasn't until he finished saying that Wu Yuanming realized that Yao Qisheng's question just now was very strange. Yao Qisheng did not answer Wu Yuanming's question immediately, but closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and when his eyes opened again, Yao Qisheng's eyes were already full of smiles, and he smiled: "Child, you can't let the guests wait too long, since he is the prince of the previous dynasty, our father and son should go out to greet him in person." ”

"Father-in-law, this Yang Qilong is only afraid that it is a weasel who pays New Year's greetings to the chickens, and he has no good intentions, are we okay to see him?" Wu Yuanming has always been hesitant about whether to get in touch with Yang Qilong, worried that this fake third prince Zhu will affect him. Yao Qisheng laughed, pulled Wu Yuanming up and walked out, laughing and said, "Friends from afar, happy?" Kid, listen to Godfather, your luck is coming. Wu Yuanming has always admired Yao Qisheng's old scheming, and when he saw Yao Qisheng's insistence on meeting Yang Qilong by himself, although he didn't understand his godfather's intentions, he also followed.

In front of the gate, a middle-aged man with luxurious clothes, elegant appearance, and age comparable to Wu Yuanming had been waiting for a long time with four long-term followers, and when he saw Wu Yuanming and Yao Qisheng coming out, the middle-aged man arched the long folding fan in his hand as his chest, and said to Wu Yuanming with a smile: "Yang Qilong, the late family gave birth to Yang Qilong, and I would like to visit the prince of Pingxi Bo." After that, Yang Qilong glanced at it, turned to Yao Qisheng and said, "This is Mr. Yao, the father-in-law of the prince, right?" Yang Qilong is polite here. ”

"Mr. Yang's name is so strange." Yao Qisheng just pulled Wu Yuanming to see Yang Qilong, but after seeing Yang Qilong, Yao Qisheng's attitude was extremely unkind, and he picked Yang Qilong's thorn aggressively as soon as he came up, "I always call Huazi, this righteous son is surnamed Wu, your surname is Yang, and what do you have to do with the relatives who came?" How can you call yourself a 'dependent' in front of him? ”

Yang Qilong was not angry, but just smiled and said: "Mr. Yao is really knowledgeable, but what the old gentleman doesn't know is that the cousin of the uncle of the prince of Pingxi was in the side room of the grandfather back then. ”

Wu Yuanming and Yao Qisheng glanced at each other and nodded to each other, both of them said in their hearts that Yang Qilong, this guy is really good enough to climb relatives, Wu Sangui's uncle Zu Dashou's cousin is the concubine of Zhu Changluo of Mingguangzong, although she is not favored, she is also Zhu Cijiong's grandmother, and Yang Qilong, who is pretending to be Zhu Cijiong, is really a little related. At this time, Yang Qilong smiled again: "It doesn't matter if the prince is willing to admit this relative, the key is to let the guests from afar drink in the gatehouse, is this the way of hospitality?" ”

"Mr. Yang has taught you a lesson, child, why don't you invite Mr. Yang to have tea in his study?" Yao Qisheng was blocked by Yang Qilong, and seemed to be a little afraid of Yang Qilong, who was the same age as his godson, so he didn't invite Yang Qilong to the hall, but invited him to the most secret study of Wu Yingxiong's Mansion to talk. And Yang Qilong knew to Yao Qisheng with satisfaction: "Mr. Yao is worthy of being a governor, and he really has insight, so we should find the safest place to talk between us." Yang Qilong's answer made Wu Yuanming and Yao Qisheng look at each other in surprise again, and said in their hearts that this guy actually knows that the study room in this mansion is the safest, it seems that this guy has been staring at this place for a day or two, maybe there is his eyeliner in this mansion.

When they arrived at the study, after they sat down, according to Yang Qilong's request, Wu Yuanming drove Wu Shou and Wu Xi from the waiter's study out of the study, and Yang Qilong also let his four elders out of the study, and only Wu Yuanming, Yao Qisheng and Yang Qilong were left in the study that had been repeatedly reinforced and closely guarded. Yao Qisheng glanced at Wu Yuanming, Wu Yuanming understood, and said first: "Brother Yang, just now you said that you are a relative, is it really you?" What exactly is your real name? ”

"The prince is really shrewd, such a complex relationship, it can be discerned so quickly." Yang Qilong smiled slightly, and said in a deep voice: "If I say my real name, don't be surprised, let alone be intimidated. ”

"Isn't it Zhu Cijiong, the third prince of Zhu? What's there to be surprised about? Wu Yuanming knew that this guy was definitely going to play the signboard of the third prince of Zhu, so he simply pierced this layer of window paper first. As Wu Yuanming expected, Yang Qilong was really taken aback, and said in a trembling voice: "You...... How do you know? ”

"Your Zhong Saburo Xiang will have spies in our house, will we be blind in your incense hall?" Yao Qisheng's appearance of bluffing Yang Qilong is even more mysterious than Wu Yuanming, which greatly confirms the truth that Jiang is still old and spicy. Yao Qisheng sneered: "It's just that our father and son don't know one thing, since you claim to be Zhu Cijiong, the third prince of Zhu, what evidence do you have?" If you really say that you are who you are, then I can call Huazi and claim to be a descendant of Emperor Yao. ”

"It's always called Hanako, and as soon as you come up, you'll dig out my bottom!" Yang Qilong scolded in his heart and smiled: "Certificate, of course there is." Saying that, Yang Qilong handed the long fan in his hand to Yao Qisheng, and Yang Qilong smiled again: "Since Mr. Yao is an old minister of the first dynasty, the father's handwriting, Mr. Yao will definitely be able to verify the authenticity." ”

"Mr. Yang has won the award, Yao has seen the former Ming Chongzhen, but the handwriting of Emperor Chongzhen is ......." Yao Qisheng took the long fan vaguely, and found that the long fan was very heavy, and the original fan handle was actually a strange door hidden weapon made of stainless steel. In ancient times, women were willing to accept it, why should the military be their husbands. ”

"Father-in-law, what is this poem ......?" In the 20th century, Wu Yuanming only liked to study the history related to Wu Sangui's family, but he didn't know anything about poetry and poetry, so he naturally didn't know the origin of this poem. Yao Qisheng replied casually: "This poem is a poem written by Emperor Chongzhen in the third year of Chongzhen's commendation of Qin Liangyu, a female general of Sichuan, who traveled thousands of miles to help Beijing City, and personally made for Qin Liangyu. As for this trace, it should also be written by Emperor Chongzhen himself. But....... Speaking of this, Yao Qisheng threw the long fan back to Yang Qilong, and laughed: "What does this thing prove?" Emperor Chongzhen wrote a lot, and the circulation was quite wide, and it was easy to imitate. ”

As he spoke, Yao Qisheng got up and went to the bookcase to pick up the wolf pen, dipped it in ink and wrote down the seven unique poems just now, threw it to Yang Qilong and laughed: "Look at it, is it exactly the same as the handwriting on your fan?" Yang Qilong was willing to believe that Yao Qisheng had this ability, but when he compared it carefully, Yang Qilong couldn't help but be dumbfounded - Yao Qisheng's imitation of handwriting was exactly the same as that of Emperor Chongzhen! The only difference is that the ink is old and new. Yao Qisheng smiled: "How is it?" Chongzhen's handwriting doesn't prove anything, right? If you want to prove yourself, come up with something real. ”

"Mr. Yao is brilliant, and Zhu admires him very much." Yang Qilong knew that it would be difficult to convince this old man named Huazi, who was better than a ghost, without taking out something of sufficient weight, so he smiled and carefully took out a hard gold and bright yellow satin fold from his arms, held it in both hands and put it on the bookcase, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yao, Shizi, you might as well take a look at this again." ”

"First to the jade!" Yao Qisheng's longing thing came, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly held it with both hands to watch it carefully, Wu Yuanming also came over, only to see that it was written: 'Zhu Cijiong, the biological mother Qin Concubine, when she gave birth to Renzixu in March of the fourteenth year of Chongjiao, Liu Wang, the stable wife of Chuxiu Palace, and the deacons and eunuchs Li Zengyun and Guo An were present. Jiaodong Factory, Jinyiwei and Qinfei each keep one copy and file it according to the regulations. 'There is also Chongzhen's jade seal below--the same day of retirement!' Because it is covered with cinnabar ink, it is still as bright as new after 30 years.

"That's it! There is still a gold medal missing! Yao Qisheng was excited for a while, and forced the ...... in his heart The impulse, slowly put down the jade moat, and squeezed Wu Yuanming's eyes, signaling that the thing was not fake. Then Yao Qisheng slapped the book case and shouted: "Good boy, this dynasty has been arresting you, I can't imagine that you dare to send it to the door yourself." Child, call someone to come in and take down this Zhu Cijiong, and tie up the noon gate to make contributions! ”

Wu Yuanming didn't know what medicine was sold in Yao Qisheng's gourd, so he could only take one step at a time, "Come on!" The door of the study was slammed open, and Wu Shou and Wu Xi each rushed in with a Russian firecracker, and asked in unison: "The slave is here, what does the prince command?" At the same time, the four long entourages brought by Yang Qilong also rushed in, and Wu Yuanming pointed at Yang Qilong and shouted: "Take this person down!" ”

"Yes!" Wu Shou and Wu Xi jumped on Yang Qilong, and the four long followers led by Yang Qilong each pulled out a dagger and flew towards Wu Yuanming and Yao Qisheng. Just when the saber was rattling, Yang Qilong shouted: "Stop it!" The four elders immediately froze on the spot, Yang Qilong himself flipped his hands and flew away, and Wu Shou and Wu Xi, who didn't know martial arts, immediately fell left and right.

"Shizi, don't test your cousin again." Yang Qilong smiled and pointed to the top of his head, and said with a smile: "If you really want to take down your cousin, you won't call two people who don't know martial arts from outside the room to accompany you - aren't there six strong martial arts guards on the beam of your study?" ”

"Hehe, sir, don't blame, a lot of things have happened in our house recently, so we have to be careful." Yao Qisheng laughed and waved Wu Shou and Wu Xi out of the study, and Yang Qilong also drove the four elders out, but the six Wu Sangui guards who were ambushed on the roof of the study did not move, and Yang Qilong continued to pretend that they were not the same, but smiled at Wu Yuanming: "Cousin, now you should believe that your cousin is not here to trap you, right?" ”

Wu Yuanming glanced at Yao Qisheng's eyes first, and then smiled at Yang Qilong: "Cousin, the younger brother didn't know that it was his cousin who arrived just now, and he was offended, so don't care about it." After a few words of hypocritical politeness, Wu Yuanming asked Yang Qilong: "As the concubine of the last emperor of the previous dynasty, my cousin didn't hide his body and tried to save his life, but what did he do when he came to his cousin?" To put it mildly, brother, you have also met a brother who is upright, modest and prudent, and loves to protect his siblings, if my brother dares to expose his identity in front of my father, my father will definitely escort you to the Forbidden City to hand over to the emperor. ”

"Brother, you don't want to be Meng's brother." Yang Qilong sneered at Wu Yuanming: "It's not that my brother is boasting, my brother is on Wuhua Mountain, and he dares to play the signboard of the third prince of Zhu!" Your Wu family is about to have a catastrophe, and my brother and I are the only savior of your Wu family, your father can see this better than you? ”

"My Wu family is about to come to a catastrophe?" Wu Yuanming pretended to be a pig's head, and said in surprise: "Our Wu family is a prince, with heavy soldiers, and sitting in the Yinluan Palace, which is the southwest barrier of my Qing Dynasty. The emperor treats my Wu family as flesh and blood, and the gift is free from death, and he will also marry the first emperor's sister and Princess Shuo Jianning to his brother, the weight of grace is unparalleled in the country, brother, why do you say that my Wu family is about to come to a catastrophe? ”

"Flesh and blood?" Yang Qilong sneered at each other: "If it is really the same flesh and blood, brother, you will not have the risk of asking for the noon door, if it is really the same flesh and blood, Wu Shibo will not have to ask the court for military salaries every year, and he will not have a sword and a sword, and he will be in danger of the battlefield of swords, mountains and guns." If the imperial court really reassured Wu Shibo, there would be no military salary exchange disarmament, let alone a brother you and your father would not be able to see each other for sixteen years. If Kangxi really recognizes you as an uncle, that Wu Ciyou in Baiyun Temple will not use a beautiful man to seduce the chivalrous Li Yuliang and let her join the Thirteen Yamen to monitor you. ”

"What?" Wu Yuanming stood up and exclaimed, "Li Yuliang has invested in the Thirteen Yamen? ”

"The prince still doesn't know?" Yang Qilong saw that Wu Yuanming was moved, and hurriedly fanned the flames and said: "Since the old thief of Hu Gongshan was corrected by his brother, Li Yuliang had already left Beijing City to cut his hair and become a nun, but on the second day of the fifteenth dynasty of the first lunar month, Wu Ciyou was escorted to Li Yuliang by four imperial guards. As for whether she has other missions against her brother, this brother's person can't find out. ”

"Adulterer!" Wu Yuanming gritted his teeth and cursed, his expression was very gloomy. Yang Qilong took the opportunity to instigate: "Brother, do you understand the attitude of the imperial court towards you now?" In Yunnan, your Wu family smelted iron and boiled salt with the imperial court on their backs, minted copper to make money, collected grain and elected officials by themselves, and repeatedly urged the imperial court to pay and urge grain, forcing the treasury to be empty. Whether it is the court of that generation or country, who can tolerate a courtier like Wu Shibo? In addition, during this period of time, brother, you and Ao Zhongtang also hooked up, do you say that the emperor will still like you? ”

There was silence in the study, so quiet that even the breathing of the guards in ambush on the roof could be heard, and after a long time, Wu Yuanming asked in a trembling voice under Yao Qisheng's hint: "Brother, what do you think I should do brother?" ”

"What else can I do?" Yang Qilong said word by word: "Raise volunteers, re-erect the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!" Your Wu family has soldiers, I have Ming orthodoxy, Pingxi Wangfu will join forces with me to expel the Tartars and recover the great tomorrow! ”

"Listening to what the third prince Zhu meant, do you want my Yizi family to fight the world for you, and then let you sit on the throne?" Yao Qisheng asked coldly. Yang Qilong put his legs flat, put his hands on his lower abdomen and lay down on his back, and sneered: "If there is no banner of the third prince of Zhu with me, with the reputation of your Wu family among the Han people, even if you raise troops in Yunnan, what is the chance of victory?" I'm afraid that the Han people in the world have defected, but they will help the Tartars to beat your Wu family. You can rest assured, I Zhu Cijiong can't treat your Wu family badly, after the matter is completed, I will make Uncle Wu the king side by side, hereditary replacement, and your Wu family will be ruled by the river. ”

"Besides." Yang Qilong continued: "I, Zhu Cijiong, am not a person who chooses cheap for nothing, my Zhong Sanlang Xianghui has more than one million believers in the north, as long as your Wu family volunteers in Yunnan, I will immediately raise troops in the north to respond, are you afraid that something big will not happen?" ”

There was silence in the study again, and after a while, Yao Qisheng took the lead in breaking the calm, and said in a deep voice: "It's a big matter, this matter is always called Huazi can't be the master, and my righteous son can't be the master, the third prince of Zhu, please go back first, let us think and discuss before replying." ”

"I also know this, after all, this is a crime to rob the family and kill the head - although your Wu family has long been preparing to do this." Yang Qilong replied with a smile, but he refused to leave, and said to Wu Yuanming: "Cousin, my cousin came to your house this time for another purpose, that is, to fight the autumn wind. Cousin, your family has just received more than 10 million taels of silver from the little tartars, and although there are many members of your brother's sect, most of them are mud-legged people who are so poor that their families wear a pair of pants, and if you want to turn them into a rebel army that can respond to your father's army, you need to be armed with silver. ”

"It turns out that this guy is here to rip off bamboo." Wu Yuanming finally understood that Yang Qilong did not incite his father to rebel, but suddenly came to find his true purpose. At this time, Yao Qisheng coughed lightly beside him, Wu Yuanming guessed that Yao Qisheng wanted to agree by himself, and borrowed Zhong Sanlang Xianghui's hand to make trouble for Kangxi, so he nodded and said: "Okay, my brother is going to open a silver account in the past few days, and when it opens in a few days, my brother will set up a banquet in Dongxing Building to entertain guests, and my brother will be there for you." ”

"Okay, I'll definitely cheer for my brother when the time comes." Yang Qilong heard the meaning of Wu Yuanming's words, and left without asking about the opening date. As soon as his front foot left, Yao Qisheng grabbed Wu Yuanming's collar and shouted excitedly: "Son, this Yang Qilong is here for you!" I gave you a big gift to the Wu family! ”

"A big gift? What kind of gifts? Wu Yuanming asked in confusion. It's a pity that the old fox Yao Qisheng has returned to normal at this time, and hahaha: "Haha, what kind of gift?" Of course, it's his Zhong Saburo Xiang Society, and with his millions of sectarians in the north to deal with your Wu family, isn't it a generous gift? Haha, haha, hahahaha——! The excitement in Yao Qisheng's heart was always difficult to hide, and the dry laughter at the beginning quickly turned into a heartfelt laugh......