Chapter 40: True Colors
"The surname is Hu, you receive 7,000 taels of silver from the prince a year, is this how you repay the prince's son?" That person seemed to have been hiding in the courtyard of Shi Lang's house for a long time, and after hearing Hu Gongshan and Wu Yuanming's answer, he immediately stood up and walked straight to the door of the hall. The man was forty or fifty years old, and his appearance was very strange, tall but thin as a reed, his head was as big as a bucket, his face was full of diseases and looked like a tuberculosis ghost, and he was holding an arm-thick hookah in his hand, and pointed at Hu Gongshan with a hookah and shouted: "Hu Gongshan, you ungrateful and unrighteous man, do you still want to poison the world?" β
"Is that you? How are you?! Rao is Hu Gongshan is known as the second in the world's martial arts, and when he saw the tuberculosis ghost, his face changed greatly, and he was so frightened that he subconsciously took a few steps back. The master, Shi Lang, was furious, stood up and shouted, "Who are you?" Why trespass on my house? Someone, how did this person get in? βγ
The servant of Shi Lang Mansion who followed behind the man stood up and replied with sincere fear: "Master Hui, this person claims to be Liu Xuanchu, the strategist of the Pingxi Palace, and he was ordered by the King of Pingxi to escort the tributes into Beijing. Originally, Shizi and Master Yao came as soon as they sat down, but the lord ordered that no one was allowed to enter the lobby during the banquet, and the small one had to let him wait in the compound, but he didn't expect ....... β
"Master Liu! Uncle Liu, you're finally here! Wu Yuanming was overjoyed, Liu Xuanchu, who thought that he would be in Beijing tomorrow, arrived one night ahead of schedule, and Wu Yuanming, who was isolated in Beijing, could be regarded as meeting his relatives, and under the excitement, Wu Yuanming's eyes flashed with tears. And Wu Ciyou, Su Malagu and others were shocked in their hearts, and said that one of Wu Sangui's two major military divisions was here. At this time, Huangfu Baozhu also relieved his breath, and said to Liu Xuanchu with blood: "Be careful, this Hu Gongshan is tight. β
"It's okay, ahem...... If you borrow a hundred of his guts, you won't dare to kill me! Liu Xuanchu coughed, pointed at Hu Gongshan with a gloomy face with a hookah and said: "Hu Gongshan's master Qingxu Dao Chang is my eldest brother who is a monk!" In terms of seniority, I am his uncle, and I also recommended him to the prince and sent him to the palace as a royal doctor. Unless he wants to be guilty of murder and ingratitude, he won't dare to kill me! β
"What?!" As soon as Liu Xuanchu's words came out, everyone present exclaimed except Hu Gongshan, and Wu Yuanming was surprised that Hu Gongshan, an enemy who had nothing to do with him, turned out to be a meticulous work sent to Beijing by his father! Kangxi was surprised that Hu Gongshan, the number one master under his command, turned out to be Wu Sangui's person, and he still received 7,000 taels of silver from Wu Sangui every year? Thinking of this, Kangxi couldn't help sweating, and said in his heart that Hu Gongshan spent a lot of time alone with him, and if he suddenly poisoned himself, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Liu Xuanchu, you are so bold, you dare to sneak into the palace and plot against you?" Among the people present, only Wu Ciyou had the best relationship with Hu Gongshan, not only because of the relationship between Li Yuliang and Wu Ciyou, but also because Hu Gongshan had treated Wu Ciyou's whip injury, so Wu Ciyou hurriedly changed the topic to Hu Gongshan.
"Huh." Liu Xuanchu smiled coldly, lit a hookah and said slowly: "Who said that I sent Hu Gongshan into the palace to plot against him?" Hu Gongshan's medical skills have been passed on by my eldest brother, as a citizen of the Qing Dynasty, of course, I have to be loyal to the emperor, so I sent him into the palace, let him treat the emperor and the empress dowager, and when necessary, his martial arts can also be used to protect the sky. In order to let him serve the emperor in Beijing with peace of mind, the prince also secretly subsidizes him with 7,000 taels of silver every year. But you, what is your intention to spread rumors and slander the officials of the court? β
"You ......." Wu Ciyou, who wanted to defend Hu Gongshan, was speechless, although Liu Xuanchu's words were probably only believed by ghosts - the imperial doctor who Wu Sangui quietly sent into the palace was still the second person in the martial arts world, and the purpose was just to treat Kangxi and Xiaozhuang. But Wu Ciyou couldn't find fault with Liu Xuanchu's words, Hu Gongshan never did anything to hurt the Qing court after entering the palace, on the contrary, he killed Wu Sangui's son, Wu Ciyou naturally couldn't find a reason to refute Liu Xuanchu's words. Kangxi was also shocked and suspicious in his heart, wondering why Hu Gongshan had never hurt himself, and even more strange why the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang sent this Wu Sangui spy to her side? But Kangxi didn't know that the money-greedy Hu Gongshan had just been sent into the palace by Liu Xuanchu to lurk, and was discovered by Xiaozhuang's intelligence network in the palace, and was bought by Xiaozhuang for 15,000 taels of silver a year, and had become a double agent between the court and Wu Sangui.
"Hu Gongshan, let me ask you, why did you hurt Huangfu Baozhu? Why do you want to poison the son? After refuting Wu Ciyou in a few words, Liu Xuanchu took another step closer to Hu Gongshan, staring at Hu Gongshan's eyes with a pair of triangular eyes. And Hu Gongshan didn't expect his uncle Liu Xuanchu to arrive suddenly, he felt ashamed and naturally weak, and subconsciously turned his eyes and didn't dare to look at Liu Xuanchu's gaze, Liu Xuanchu took a step back when he approached, and soon forced to the wall and retreated, Liu Xuanchu scolded again: "Hu Gongshan, you ungrateful and shameless person, the prince treats you like a mountain, you even poisoned the prince's son and the captain of the guard, the old man really wants to dig out your heart, see if your conscience is blacker than ink?" Or is it darker than coal? β
Hu Gongshan's face changed in the cloudy weather, and after a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "The husband has something to do, and he doesn't do something!" Liu Xuanchu, for the sake of my master's face, I won't worry about you today, from now on, we will break off our righteousness! The next time we meet, don't blame me for being ruthless. After that, Hu Gongshan's body was short, and he rushed out of Liu Xuanchu's side like a gust of wind, and disappeared into the vast night. As soon as Hu Gongshan left, Kangxi, Wu Ciyou and others had no support, so they naturally slipped away quickly, so as not to take risks to the notoriously ruthless Liu Xuanchu.
"Uncle Liu, I'm ......." Wu Yuanming threw himself into Liu Xuanchu's arms, choking and choking tears rolling down, like Wu Fu, Liu Xuanchu, who entered Wu Yingxiong's grandfather Wu Xiang Shogunate as a strategist at the age of seventeen, also watched Wu Yingxiong grow up, for Wu Yuanming, who inherited Wu Yingxiong's memory and consciousness, Liu Xuanchu was his relative. Liu Xuanchu's feelings for Wu Yuanming were the same, and tears flashed in his cloudy old eyes, patting Wu Yuanming's head and saying, "Shizi, don't cry, let's go home, go home and talk slowly." β
β¦β¦ Let's watch the History and Military Channel of Literature Network, more exciting content is waiting for you! β¦β¦
In fact, as early as Wu Yuanming and Yao Qisheng just left Shihu Hutong, Liu Xuanchu had already rushed to Beijing City with one hundred and fifty carts of tribute and one thousand two hundred elite soldiers, but without Kangxi's holy decree, the army of the foreign domain was not allowed to enter the city, and the army brought by Liu Xuanchu could only be stationed outside the city overnight, and Liu Xuanchu himself took twenty good soldiers in the army and three carts of gifts from Wu Sangui and Wu Yingqi and others into the city to find Wu Yuanming. When he arrived at Shihu Hutong and learned that Wu Yuanming had gone to Shi Lang's house, Liu Xuanchu, who could have chosen to wait, was anxious to see Wu Yuanming, so he rushed to Shi Lang's mansion to find Wu Yuanming, but he didn't want to witness the scene of Hu Gongshan's rebellion, Liu Xuanchu stood up and exposed Hu Gongshan's identity as a double agent, shamed this dangerous person, and saved Wu Yuanming's life (another evil).
After going home to place the injured Huangfu Baozhu, Wu Yuanming, Liu Xuanchu and Yao Qisheng came to the study to have a secret talk, and as soon as he entered the study, Liu Xuanchu knelt down on Wu Yuanming's knees, and confessed his guilt in tears: "Shizi, Liu Xuanchu was confused and incompetent, and even recommended a beast like Hu Gongshan to enter Beijing, causing the beast who was inferior to the beast to repeatedly offend and hurt the son, all because Liu Xuanchu knew no one and hoped that the son would forgive him." β
"Uncle Liu, please get up." Wu Yuanming hurriedly picked up Liu Xuanchu, helped him to the chair and comforted: "Uncle Liu doesn't have to feel guilty, you recommended Hu Gongshan's traitor for the sake of my father's great cause, as for Hu Gongshan's rebellion after entering Beijing, it was his own bad morals and greed for power, what does Uncle Liu have to do with it?" If it weren't for Uncle Liu's rescue today, I would have been poisoned by Hu Gongshan. β
"The prince is so reasonable, Liu Xuanchu is grateful." Liu Xuanchu wiped away a handful of tears, gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry, my eldest brother was very worried about Hu Gongshan before he died, thinking that he loved money too much and was afraid of being used by the Tartars, so when he was dying, he left a magic weapon with me, as long as he used that magic weapon, he could take Hu Gongshan's head at any time." β
"What magic weapon is so powerful?" Wu Yuanming was very curious, and said that Hu Gongshan is known as the second in the world of martial arts, what is a powerful magic weapon that can take the head of others? Liu Xuanchu did not answer Wu Yuanming's words immediately, but turned his puzzled gaze to Yao Qisheng, Wu Yuanming smiled and explained: "Uncle Liu don't worry, this Mr. Yao is my father-in-law in the capital, although he used to be a first-class official, but he is also a person who has the idea of expelling the Tartars......." β
When Wu Yuanming talked about how he forcibly recognized Yao Qisheng as his father, Liu Xuanchu couldn't help but laugh dumbly, although he felt that Wu Yuanming's move was a little too shameless, but considering Wu Sangui's 'good' reputation among the Han people, Liu Xuanchu also felt that Wu Yuanming's move was a wonderful move. But Liu Xuanchu was skeptical of Wu Yuanming's ability to blow Yao Qisheng to the sky, and he didn't believe that this obscene-looking old man was really that powerful-although Liu Xuanchu's own appearance was not very good. For the sake of safety, Liu Xuanchu asked Yao Qisheng tentatively: "Mr. Yao, I don't know what you think of the world's son?" β
"Stupid as a pig! is only passable in the clever tricks of intrigues, and when it comes to the grasp of officialdom and the emperor's tricks, he is three points stupider than a pig! Yao Qisheng sprayed poison out with one mouth, and the words were so harsh and poisonous that it made people suspect that his saliva would fall to the ground, which would corrode and perforate and produce green smoke.
"Father-in-law, what did the child do wrong?" Yao Qisheng's words made Wu Yuanming confused, he didn't know where he was stupid, and he touched his head and asked embarrassedly. Liu Xuanchu's face changed color, and he said angrily: "Mr. Yao, although the prince lacks some training, he is talented and intelligent, and he suddenly made a move to balance the forces of both sides before Ao Bai and Kangxi were about to decide the victory. β
"If you ask him to tell you what happened in the past few days, especially the section where Ao Bai dealt with him, you will know how stupid he really is." Yao Qisheng said angrily. Liu Xuanchu only knew about Wu Yuanming and Aobai's alliance from the report provided by Wu Sangui on the Beijing Intelligence Network, but the details were not clear, and seeing Yao Qisheng say this, his puzzled eyes naturally turned to Wu Yuanming's face. And the stupid Wu Yuanming naturally didn't know what he was stupid about, so he described in detail the before and after his dealings with Aobai, and when Wu Yuanming finished speaking, Liu Xuanchu immediately patted his forehead drenched in cold sweat and sighed: "Shizi, Mr. Yao's evaluation of you, although it is a little mean, is ...... Not bad at all. β
"What's wrong with me?" Liu Xuanchu also scolded himself for being stupid, and Wu Yuanming couldn't help but be inexplicable again. Liu Xuanchu lit a hookah and took a puff, puffing blue smoke and said slowly: "Shizi, do you know that Ao Bai has poisoned you three times, if it weren't for your luck, I'm afraid that Ao Bai would have been killed with a knife long ago!" β
"Ao Bai poisoned me three times? Those three times? Wu Yuanming is still full of paste. Before Liu Xuanchu could speak, Yao Qisheng preemptively said: "The first time was on the night when Ao Bai sent Shi Jianmei to your house to be detained. You yourself said that at that time, you arranged all the 150 personal soldiers of Ao Bai outside your study to protect you, and there were only 12 assassins who came to assassinate you, and among them there was no peerless master like Hu Gongshan, but with such a disparity in strength, why could the assassins easily enter your study? β
"If Aobai's personal guards are so easy to deal with, Kangxi still needs to painstakingly train the young guards to prepare to attack Aobai in the palace? Why not send a few guards with strong martial arts skills to directly assassinate Aobai, and then blame the Heaven and Earth Society or other anti-Qing forces, wouldn't it be simpler and more effective? Speaking of this, Yao Qisheng said categorically: "So, that night, Ao Bai definitely gave a secret order to his guards, deliberately letting the assassin into your study, and borrowing the hand of the Kangxi assassin to get rid of you!" And you, a stupid pig, still regard Ao Bai as a good uncle who can be trusted, and continue to give him chess pieces. β
"This?" Wu Yuanming was dumbfounded, and carefully recalled that the situation was indeed the case at that time - it was too easy for the donkey and Hao Laosi, who were not very skilled in martial arts, to enter their own study.
"Fortunately, there is a Li Yuliang in the prince's room, and you used a clever trick to trick her into killing the assassin for you and escaped this first catastrophe." Liu Xuanchu puffed out blue smoke and said faintly: "Shizi, you probably never dreamed that who was the person who helped you escape the second calamity, right?" β
"Who is it?" With Wu Yuanming's current IQ, he couldn't even guess what the second danger he encountered was, let alone think of who saved him. Liu Xuanchu smiled and said: "The person who rescued you from the second trick of Aobai is the current Empress Dowager!" β
Different from Yao Qisheng's mean insults, Liu Xuanchu was patient and enlightened, "Shizi, think about it, the next morning after you killed the assassin with a trick, why did Ao Bai give you the great beauty Shi Jianmei?" After only repelling the first round of attacks from the Assassins, why can't Ao Bai wait to withdraw his guards, leaving only some soldiers who are not good at street fighting to protect you? Shi Jianmei is Wei Dongting's fiancΓ©e, in order to save his fiancΓ©e, won't Wei Dongting send a good hand to save people and settle accounts with you? If it weren't for the Empress Dowager seeing through Aobai's tricks in time and marrying Prince Kang's granddaughter Jieshu to Wei Dongting to appease her, the assassinations of Wei Dongting and others would have come one after another. β
"The hatred of killing the father, the hatred of taking the wife!" Yao Qisheng said in a gloomy voice: "This is the two major revenge that must be avenged in life, if the Empress Dowager doesn't resolve it for you in time, Wei Dongting is willing to give his flowery fiancΓ©e to you for nothing?" And Wu Yuanming was already on the spot, and his underwear was soaked with cold sweat.
"The third time, which is the most dangerous and obvious, is in the Shuntianfu prison." Liu Xuanchu sighed and shook his head and said: "Shizi, you were openly escorted to the Shuntianfu prison by Tong Dewei at that time, and you were swaggering through the market along the way, so the conspicuous target, if Aobai's henchmen can't find out your whereabouts immediately, then Aobai doesn't need to be mixed up in Beijing City." On the way just now, I asked Huangfu Baozhu and Wu Lu about their situation at that time, Huangfu Baozhu only knew your whereabouts by casually inquiring on the street, and Wu Lu and them were deceived by Aobai's subordinate Mu Chunha and asked them to act with Aobai's army. But why did the person who went to save you go so late? Why did you appear when the Emperor had already rescued you safely? β
"Because if you, a stupid pig, die at the hands of Kangxi's people, the biggest beneficiary is Aobai!" Yao Qisheng sneered: "You die in the hands of Kangxi, your father Wu Sangui will rebel, and when the time comes, whether Ao Bai chooses to join forces with your father or take the opportunity to grasp the military power, he will win the battle for Kang Ao!" And you, a stupid pig, are stupid enough to be a sword envoy for Aobai, to cut off Kangxi's wings, and force Kangxi to kill you! β
"What Mr. Yao said is exactly what I said." Liu Xuanchu said: "Now the world is relatively peaceful, there are only small wars, and the military power is returned to the imperial court, and Ao Bai cannot be alone." But if Kangxi forced the prince to rebel, Aobai, who was the first general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was naturally the best choice for the commander, and at that time, how to mobilize the world's soldiers, horses, money and food, and could Kangxi and the Empress Dowager still manage Aobai? Ao Bai just replaced the Admiral of Jiumen and the main generals of the Fengtai and Miyun garrisons with his people, and Kangxi and the Empress Dowager could not fly! β
"The old woman of the Empress Dowager saw this clearly, so she rescued you, and did everything possible to prevent Kangxi from killing you, so that your pig's head can grow in the neck until now." Yao Qisheng said with admiration: "In the final analysis, it is still the Empress Dowager and Ao Bai who are treacherous!" A desperate attempt to kill you, a so-called ally, by Kangxi's hand, and disrupt the world! A desperate temporary protection of you and stability of the government! Two old things are fighting behind the scenes, but you, a fool, are fighting to the death with Kangxi on the table, it's really stupid to grandma's house! β
Wu Yuanming was stunned by Liu Xuanchu and Yao Qisheng, the two old foxes, and after a long time, Wu Yuanming scolded, "Fuck your mother's worship, Lao Tzu is your big fool!" β