Kangxi, who was beaten into a pig's head, wiped the blood on his face and left, and when he was leaving, Kangxi glanced back at Wu Yuanming, the resentment and ruthlessness in his eyes were enough to make anyone frightened, and then frightened, as if Kangxi was saying to Wu Yuanming - Wu Yingxiong, let's see! But Wu Yuanming was not afraid at all, and gave him a cold look, and there was endless disdain and contempt in his eyes, as if he was replying-Xiao Mazi, let's take a look and see!

"Shizi, it's not too early, we should go." Wu Lu saw that the time was almost noon, so he cautiously reminded Wu Yuanming. Wu Yuanming smiled slightly, first threw a small piece of broken silver on the bean juice stand, and then walked slowly to his carriage without hurrying, but when he got into the carriage, Wu Yuanming's legs trembled and he couldn't lift it highly, and when he finally stepped on the pedal, Wu Yuanming suddenly slipped on the soles of his feet and lost his balance.

"Shizi, be careful." Wu Xi's eyes were quick, and he first stretched out a hand to hold Wu Yuanming's arm, and then Wu Xi was surprised to find that Wu Yuanming's clothes had been soaked in cold sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water. Wu Xi asked worriedly: "Shizi, it's so cold, why are you sweating so much?" Are you not feeling well, why don't we send you to see Lang Zhong first? ”

"I didn't ...... It's okay. Wu Yuanming trembled and said, "Just help me into the car, let's continue to the carriage in the east of the city." When he said this, Wu Yuanming's teeth were fighting, his face was pale, and he just fell into the carriage as soon as he was picked up by the three brothers of the Wu family, as if he was seriously ill.

It wasn't until this moment that Wu Yuanming thought about how dangerous the incident just now was, if he didn't handle it well and let Kangxi prove his identity, or if Kangxi had another guard to protect him in secret, then Wu Yuanming's charge of bullying and killing the king would definitely not be able to escape! Moreover, Wu Yuanming was beaten by Kangxi in front of the public, and at that time, in order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, even if Kangxi paid the price of forcing Wu Sangui to rebel, he would definitely kill Wu Yuanming with the power of the emperor! Fortunately, Wu Yuanming's method of attacking Kangxi's shield with the spear of Qing history was very effective, forcing Kangxi to choose concessions in order to maintain the face of the imperial court, and there were no other guards around Kangxi who secretly protected him, which allowed Wu Yuanming to get lucky.

"Damn, I picked up a life for the time being." After breathing a sigh of relief, Wu Yuanming began to think about the revenge methods that Kangxi was going to take against him, and it should be unlikely that he would directly order the public arrest of himself, after all, Kangxi admitted that he was a fake emperor just now, and he backed the two big trees of Wu Sangui and Aobai, and he slipped himself into prison without giving enough reasons. The most likely and effective means of revenge is to concoct enough charges to send himself to prison for punishment, and second, to send a killer to assassinate him, and then transfer the responsibility to others and hand over a scapegoat to his father Wu Sangui to vent his anger.

"Damn, it's going to be fought anyway, instead of sitting and waiting, it's better to make things bigger." Wu Yuanming secretly made up his mind that instead of worrying and being afraid, it was better to take the initiative to fight back, strengthen the connection with the Aobai party, and then find an opportunity to get closer to Geng Jingzhong, Shang Kexi and others, and let himself have more exquisite and expensive porcelain around his little mouse, so that Kangxi would be even more taboo about the consequences of attacking him. There is also the need to find some strong and reliable bodyguards with strong martial arts, which can prevent Kangxi's gang of outlaws from jumping off the wall in a hurry. and Hu Gongshan's brothers and sisters also have a common enmity with him, and they are dangerous people who need to be guarded against.

"Wu Xi, I heard that you like martial arts." Wu Yuanming poked his head out of the narrow window of the carriage and asked Wu Xi, who was riding a horse and following the carriage, "Then you tell the prince of the world, what martial arts masters do we have in the Qing Kingdom?" Especially the martial arts masters who live in this Beijing city, who are they? ”

"Speaking of our martial arts masters of the Great Qing Kingdom, the first one is, of course, Chen Jinnan, the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, who is the number one martial artist in the world." Wu Xi really likes martial arts very much, and when it comes to martial arts, his eyebrows flutter, "If you don't know Chen Jinnan in your life, it's useless to call yourself a hero." As long as the masters on the rivers and lakes have never seen Chen Jinnan, they are not even worthy of being called heroes. ”

"Chen Jinnan's martial arts are the best in the world, I know." Wu Yuanming sighed, and said in his heart that Lao Tzu's life is so bitter, it doesn't matter if he is targeted by Hu Gongshan, who is the second in the world's martial arts, Chen Jinnan, who is the first in the world's martial arts, is a subordinate of the Zheng family in Taiwan, the Zheng family and his father are rivals, and Chen Jinnan is also his rival. After sighing for a long time and his tragic fate, Wu Yuanming retreated and asked: "Hu Gongshan is the second in the world's martial arts, and I also know, who is the third person in the world's martial arts?" Do you know? ”

"Shizi, have you forgotten that the third person in the world's martial arts is under the old prince?" Wu Lu, who has always been old-fashioned, suddenly interjected. Wu Yuanming was stunned and hurriedly asked: "I really forgot, who is the third person in the world in martial arts?" ”

"Immortal General! Huangfu Baozhu! Wu Xi was unwilling to be snatched away by his eldest brother, so he preemptively said the name of Huangfu Baozhu, and said proudly: "General Huangfu is the chief of guard of the old prince, and he is invincible in the world in a golden bell hood iron cloth fir kung fu, and his whole body is invulnerable, even if the sword and sword can't hurt General Huangfu at all." A few years ago, when the old prince's tribute team entered Beijing, the villain also heard from the old prince's people that once the old prince personally beat General Huangfu with the musket of Russia, and the lead bullet of the musket did not break the golden bell jar of General Huangfu! ”

"So powerful?!" Wu Yuanming was overjoyed, and said in his heart that if the Huangfu Baozhu could really block the musket bullets, then there was such a bodyguard, and he would not be afraid of any killer seeking revenge. But Wu Yuanming was immediately discouraged again, not to mention that Huangfu Baozhu was thousands of miles away in Yunnan, even if he had time to ask his father for someone, his father might not give it - after all, his father Wu Sangui had too many enemies than himself. Wu Yuanming snorted dejectedly and asked, "So in Beijing City, what other masters of martial arts are there?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Xi's answer made Wu Yuanming's mood feel better again, but Wu Xi's next words made Wu Yuanming's turbulent heart dim again, "For example, the Divine Fist Breaking Yue She Hero on South Street, who is in his seventies, can still hold the big top with one finger!" There is also Master Ling, who is like a shadow leg who rolls in the alley, and can turn over seventy-seven and forty-nine heels in succession! There is also Master Shen Xiaojian, who sells strong pills on the flyover, and can perform chest crushing boulder ....... ”

"Enough, enough." Wu Yuanming waved his hand desperately to stop Wu Xi's chattering and boasting, and said in his heart that even those who sell strong pills have come out, and the next one should be to sell rat pills, right? Wu Yuanming instructed: "Forget it, let's go to the car dealership quickly." After a few days, my father's people will enter Beijing, and I will ask them to prepare a few muskets for you, and you should practice muskets in this world. ”

After a while, the car arrived at the carriage shop in the east of Beijing, and the boss of the car shop heard that the prince of Pingxi was personally coming, and naturally led all the guys of the car shop to welcome him out, and respectfully welcomed Wu Yuanming into the car shop to serve tea and water, and continued to compliment: "The prince really studied the ancients, learned from China and the West, and when Wu Ye of your mansion came with drawings a few days ago, the villain still wondered about such a carriage in the world?" It wasn't until yesterday that a foreign priest from France came here to see the carriage, first shouted strangely in foreign words for a long time, and then said it in the words of our Great Qing Kingdom, that the little man knew that this carriage was originally ridden by the king of England thousands of miles away, no wonder it was so luxurious. ”

"Needless to say, is the carriage built?" Wu Yuanming was more concerned about whether Mu Lima was properly prepared, and the owner of the car shop said with a smile on his face: "Don't worry, it is also the son of the family, Wu Ye's eyesight is good, and he happens to pick our family impartially, and he wants to change to someone else's family, not to mention the craftsmanship, it is the accessories and springs used in this kind of carriage, they can't take it out." With that, the owner of the car dealer turned to the man and ordered;" Quick, push out the carriage that the prince custom-ordered. ”

"Yes." Several men rushed into the carport, and in a moment, a four-wheeled carriage imitating the shape of the British royal carriage was pushed out, the wood-sealed carriage was inlaid with gold and jade, and the seat paved with the fur of the black bear of Changbai Mountain in the carriage was luxurious and extravagant, compared with the local carriage in China, it was both comfortable and windproof and rainproof, and it was much more magnificent. In addition, the windows are also equipped with transparent glass of foreign tribute, as well as the glass windproof lamps on the front of the car, the shock-proof springs installed in the lower part of the carriage, and the two large and two small four gold wheels, these designs were the first in the Qing Dynasty in the 17th century, except for the fear that Mulima would not dare to accept the body color from the British royal yellow to red, the others were almost the same as the most luxurious carriages in Europe at that time. So as soon as the carriage was pushed onto the road, it immediately provoked countless passers-by to watch, all of whom were amazed.

"I can't imagine that Tang Bin's old boy forced the old men to learn the history of vehicle development when he pulled his political achievements, and he actually used it here." Wu Yuanming smiled secretly in his heart, all he could recall was the design of the British royal carriage, all because he was forced by his superiors to learn the development history of the vehicle when he was a traffic policeman, so as to cope with the inspection of the superiors, but he didn't expect it to play a role here. When Wu Yuanming took a closer look at the carriage, he found that the carriage was generally quite satisfactory except for the rough workmanship because he was in a hurry, so Wu Yuanming nodded and said, "Yes, Wu Lu pays." Prepare two good horses and a red cloth for this son, and this son will send this carriage to Lord Mulima. ”

There were already horses sold in the carriage shop, so everything was ready to stop after a pillar of incense, Wu Yuanming personally tied the red cloth to the European-style carriage, and personally drove the carriage to Mu Lima's house. Naturally, this kind of European-style carriage that appeared for the first time on Chinese soil immediately caused a sensation in the city of Beijing, and everywhere it went, there were crowds of people, and the common people, officials and soldiers all looked sideways, and there were many discussions, some praised and envied, some felt strange and peculiar, and more were coveted, so that Wu Yuanming, who was sitting in the carriage, was really beautiful.

The car went to the sweet water well alley where Mulima's house was located, because Mulima's own brother Aobai was the hot time, Wu Yuanming came late again, and the alley was already crowded with sedan chairs and sedans that came to congratulate Mulima on his birthday, all of which were brought by the civil and military officials who came to Mulima to pat the horse, causing Wu Yuanming's carriage to not be able to enter. Wu Yuanming was not in a hurry, and asked Wu Lu to go in first to inform Mu Lima, and he got into the original carriage to change the official uniform with the crane patch, and as soon as the official uniform was changed, Mu Lima's surprised voice came from outside the car, "This? Is this really a congratulatory gift from the prince of Pingxi? ”

"Of course, this is the carriage designed by the little nephew himself for his uncle, I don't know if my uncle likes it or not?" Wu Yuanming smiled and got out of the carriage, and saw Mu Lima wearing a satin dress with fox fur, standing in front of the European-style carriage and stroking and admiring, a black face full of horizontal flesh had already smiled into a flower. And Aobai, Taibitu, Jishi and others also praised beside the carriage, and their eyes were full of greedy light. Only Bamble's face was not good, but his eyes were also very greedy when he looked at the carriage.

"Little nephew Wu Yingxiong, see Ao Shibo, Uncle Mu, there is Uncle Lao and Uncle Lao to greet him, and the little nephew deserves to die." Wu Yuanming jumped out of the carriage and gave Ao Bai and Mu Lima a salute in a false manner, before Ao Bai could speak, Mu Lima grabbed Wu Yuanming's hand and said gratefully: "Virtuous nephew, you are so polite to the old man, how can the old man afford to give such a heavy gift?" ”

"You can't afford it, so you'll have to do something for me." Wu Yuanming first replied viciously in his heart, and then smirked: "This is just a little bit of my little nephew's heart, as long as my uncle likes it." Speaking of this, Wu Yuanming leaned into Mu Limar's ear again and said, "Uncle, don't blame, at this time, the little nephew can only send you a red carriage." When the time comes, my nephew will definitely give you another flat yellow one (Note 1). ”

Although Wu Yuanming's voice was small, he could hear it clearly because of his profound skills, and he was also very enthusiastic about the royal carriage, and Ao Bai, who was in the royal carriage, took Wu Yuanming's hand and whispered in a pun: "Virtuous nephew, when the time comes, you will give the old man a bright yellow one." Wu Yuanming hurriedly replied: "Of course, of course." After that, Ao Bai and Wu Yuanming looked at each other and smiled, and Mu Lima also laughed, which made the people next to him inexplicable, and they couldn't figure out what tricks the three of them were doing.

"Nephew go quickly, the banquet at my uncle's house has been set, and you and Lord Sebende are left." While imagining the grandeur of riding this luxurious carriage through the city of Beijing in the future, Mu Lima personally took Wu Yuanming's hand and walked inside, and said affectionately: "Nephew, if you don't get drunk at your uncle's house today, your uncle won't allow you to go." ”

"Uncle's order, the little nephew dare not disobey." Wu Yuanming had a hypocritical smirk on his face, and was about to walk in with Mu Lima, but there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves and an anxious shout from behind him, "Ao Xiang, Ao Xiang, Yunnan eight hundred miles urgent!" Yunnan 800 miles urgent! ”

"Yunnan eight hundred miles urgent? What happened? Wu Yuanming was taken aback, this Sai Bende is a squire of the military department, in charge of the errand of contacting the armies in various places, so that Sai Bende can personally deliver the letter, it must be an earth-shattering event. When he looked back, Seben had already rolled off the saddle and stumbled into the hand of Aobai. And Ao Bai unfolded only a few glances, and his face changed greatly, revealing a look of surprise.

"Uncle, what's going on?" Wu Yuanming had a bad premonition in his heart, and asked in fear. Ao Bai handed the chapter to Wu Yuanming with a face, Wu Yuanming opened it and took a look, and saw that although the head of the chapter claimed to be his father Wu Sangui, the handwriting was very unfamiliar, presumably it was copied from his father's chapter, and the original had been sent to Kangxi. When looking at the text again, Wu Yuanming couldn't help but feel cold in his vest, and he broke out in a cold sweat - on that note, Wu Sangui reported to the imperial court that because the imperial court had cut military salaries since the sixth year of Kangxi, the Yunnan army had not received full salaries for two years, causing the army's morale to fluctuate, and there was already a precursor to mutiny! I hope that the imperial court will come up with ideas to appease the army as soon as possible.

"Dad, it's too bad time for you to be a hooligan, right?" Wu Yuanming complained bitterly in his heart, of course Wu Yuanming could see that behind this piece was his father playing hooligan-coercing the Qing court to increase military salaries! But it doesn't have to be that you really want to rebel now! But for Wu Yuanming, this piece of music appeared at too bad times, Wu Yuanming only beat Kangxi in the downtown in the morning, the appearance of this piece of music is to change the usual time Wu Yuanming fell into a residential surveillance at most, and now it is an excuse for Kangxi to arrest Wu Yuanming in prison.

"What should I do?" The weather was still cold, but the cold sweat on Wu Yuanming's forehead was already flowing down his chin, and Wu Yuanming screamed in his heart: "Dad, your eldest son is being a hostage in Beijing, you must not take risks, without my help to you, you can't succeed in your rebellion!" ”

"Don't worry about the nephew." Ao Bai didn't know that Wu Yuanming beat Kangxi severely, and seeing that Wu Yuanming was afraid of being like that, he patted Wu Yuanming on the shoulder and comforted: "The Yunnan army is just in arrears, the army is unstable, there is no real mutiny, there is an uncle who speaks for you, it's none of your business." ”

"Uncle......!" Wu Yuanming was really scared now, and said in his heart that if I guessed correctly, the second urgent recital in Sichuan or Hunan would be about to arrive. As Wu Yuanming expected, before he finished his words, another fast horse galloped to this side, although the person who delivered the letter this time was an ordinary post soldier, but his anxious appearance was far above Sebende, but the name of the place he shouted was different, "Sichuan eight hundred miles urgent!" Sichuan 800 miles expedited! ”

"What's going on in Sichuan?" Ao Bai blurted out in shock. Next to him, Wu Yuanming wailed in his heart: "What else can I do? Eighty percent of my rogue father instructed the army to invade Sichuan, rob money, food, and women, and coerce the imperial court to increase military salaries. ”

For more information on what happened next, see the next chapter, "Distress in Prison"

Note 1: In the Qing Dynasty, the flat yellow color was used exclusively by the emperor's immediate family members with titles, and the bright yellow color was used exclusively by the emperor. Wu Yuanming sent Mu Lima to the yellow carriage, which actually implied that Ao Biden would add Prince Mu Lima after he ascended the throne.