Chapter 315: The first half of my life was in vain

Am I being caught in the net?

When he heard the guards at the gate of Cangzhou City shouting that they were allowed to enter but not to leave, Zhu Er was already secretly complaining in his heart. According to his previous character, it must be a retreat in the face of difficulties, where there is danger, he will take a detour, it's a big deal to be laughed at, but this time he made the greatest determination in his life, and he came out, if he just went back like this, not to mention his father and brother, he himself was unwilling.

Therefore, seeing that the old salted fish nodded and bowed, and counted out the entrance tax one by one, with a heart-wrenching look, he also had to admire this old man who looked like a play. But just as he took his eyes off the old salted fish and looked ahead, he inadvertently glanced at a person on the side of the road who looked like a local bustling idler.

Just at this glance, he recognized that it was Zhu Yi, one of the guards he brought out, although it was not as good as Zhu Hong, the head of the guards that his father gave to his sister, but in the past, he was also an orphan who was picked up by his father like Zhu Hong and Zhu Yu. After seeing that the other party was silent and slightly bowed his head at him, he quietly left the crowd, only to feel that the big stone in his heart fell to the ground suddenly.

Although among the guards of the Zhu family, there have been scum like Zhu Yu, but compared with an outsider like Lao Xianyu, of course he believes in his family more. However, when the old salted fish came over to join him, he didn't mention that he had already connected with Zhu Yi, but asked in an anxious and inexplicable tone: "Since you can't get out of the city after entering the city, what should you do next?" ”

"Hehe, of course it is...... Let's go to the vicinity of the palace to see the scenery. "Yesterday's life and death escape, the old salted fish also spent a lot of physical strength, but at this time he looked more calm than the pale Zhu Er, of course, whether it was really calm or fake calm, then I don't know.

"If those guys really plan to recruit people to take back the palace, then I will have to resort to the end of the house!"

Although he has already contacted Zhu Yi - strictly speaking, it is not a contact, and he sees it when he sees it, but Zhu Er's heart is already very bottom-up. But even so, when he heard the old salted fish's somewhat vicious words, he couldn't help but tremble, and hurriedly asked, "What kind of desperate plan?" ”

"Is it still useful? Don't divulge it! The old salted fish seemed to see through the essence of Zhu Erse's internal control, and immediately walked forward when he picked him up, and said in a low voice, "I'm not afraid of an old man, what are you afraid of as a son with a background and background?" For the long-term peace and stability of Cangzhou, for the sake of the people, fight! ”

Zhu Er almost wanted to cry without tears. He is not the kind of fledgling scholar with a strong sense of justice, although he is very willing to do something, first, for the country and the people, and secondly, to reverse his image, but he has no intention of fighting for his life!

However, the old salted fish's hand was like an iron hoop, pinching him so much that he couldn't move. Along the way, although he really wanted to learn the tricks in the script and leave secret notes along the way, the old salted fish didn't give him that time at all, so he could only passively follow the old man through the streets and alleys, and finally suddenly flashed into a courtyard through a hidden back door.

At this moment, he rubbed his wrist in annoyance and shouted angrily, "Dead old man, what are you going to do?" What the hell is this place, could it be that your old friend is good? ”

"Don't guess! Also, be quiet, if you don't want to be sent to the government as a thief! ”

Seeing that Zhu Er was dumbfounded, the old salted fish came to the side of the clothes hanging in the yard regardless of it, fished a few sets of three times and five by two, and by the way, he smoothed two pairs of shoes, and then came to the door where they had just entered, glanced out twice, and then turned his head to greet Zhu Er, who was still dumbfounded: "What are you still doing in a daze, the clothes are in hand, let's go!" ”

This is...... Really stealing? He was dignified Zhu Ershao and had a day of stealing!

When there was a sound of talking from a room somewhere in the courtyard, and the old salted fish saw that the situation was not good, and turned back to run wildly with him again, Zhu Er was already directly numb. When he reached a secluded corner, he thought that the dead old man was going to force him to change his clothes quickly, but he didn't expect people to look at him, so he said in an unquestioning tone: "See that well?" Go take a shower and change this one! ”

Zhu Er was about to collapse: "In broad daylight, in this kind of place, take a bath?" If you don't freeze to death, you have to be treated as a suspicious prisoner and sent to the yamen, right? Can't you go to a bathhouse? ”

"Just because we are full of salted fish, whatever good clothes we wear will be dragged to the yamen! Don't be afraid of the cold, I just took a soft towel to wipe my body, if you can, it's best to wash your hair together...... Look at this sunny day, wipe it for a while and it will be dry...... What bathhouse? Covered with the smell of salted fish and carrying a bunch of stolen clothes to the bathhouse, is this looking for death? ”

"Don't worry, I can find a place where no one is in this Cangzhou City even with my eyes closed. Next to this is a haunted deserted house, even in broad daylight, no one comes here, this house has been deserted for many years, and even homeless beggars dare not live in it! ”

Within a few days, Zhu Er felt that he had experienced the excitement and thrill that he had not expected in the first half of his life - although the first half of his life was only eighteen years, but now it seems that the first half of his life was in vain!

At this time, although he was frightened by the so-called haunted deserted house, and all kinds of reluctance, but under the urging of the old salted fish, or the urgency, he moved to the well very helplessly, and then threw down the wooden bucket tied to the reel of the well, but it took the boss's strength to get half a bucket of water.

Seeing that he was so useless, the old salted fish had to put his clothes aside and come up to help. Just pity Zhu Ersa was stripped into a bare chicken in two or two clicks, and several buckets of cold water were brought up one after another, and he was shivering. It was only at this time that he realized what kind of feat he wanted his eldest brother to practice Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer.

It's still April, and he's about to freeze to death from the cold and biting well water!

In order to get rid of the possible smell of salted fish and the salty smell of seawater, the old salted fish forced Zhu Erzu to wash his body several times, and then even washed his hair roughly, and then simply and rudely threw him a soft towel to wipe his body, and came to the well to scrub himself.

When he looked skinny and skinny, he exposed his naked upper body and poured buckets of water on his body, Zhu Er keenly noticed the old man's muscles. It turned out that the old man was not thin at all, but he didn't have a piece of fat, and at first glance, you could see the muscles bulging, as if they contained great strength.

Although the situation is not the same as that of his father and brother, Zhu Er is a person who is used to seeing masters, and from this body alone, he faintly feels that the old man in front of him is not simple at all. He bowed his head and pretended not to know anything, and put on his shirt and tied his turban. Although he can't take a self-portrait in the mirror, he knows that he is no longer embarrassed when he entered the city.

I don't know if Zhu Yi followed him, if he did, seeing the scene of stealing and taking a bath before, his face as Zhu's second son would be completely lost!

Although he was in a depressed mood, after seeing the old salted fish dressed neatly, Zhu Er couldn't help but be stunned. Because the old man at this moment is different from the fairy wind bones when he first saw him before, and he is also different from the downfall of the queen who escaped from life, and he is dressed very much like an old man who works hard in the market, but he is old but does not accept the old.

"How's it going, how am I dressed?" The old salted fish asked seriously, and saw that Zhu Erzu was stunned for a while, and then muttered something, he didn't tease the unlucky second son, and said with a serious face, "Those families alone may not be enough, and those who collude with the eldest prince will definitely recruit some people to fight the palace, and we will take the opportunity to get in." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Er's dress: "Although you say that you are a little thin, but when you wear it like this, you look like a person who works with strength." However, as soon as you speak, the second son, you will be exposed, if you want to settle accounts with the eldest prince, then listen to my advice, follow me, don't talk, your guards don't have time to inform, if they can think like us, then it's best! ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Er's face suddenly changed. He wasn't sure if the old man had seen the scene of his meeting with Zhu Yi, but he admitted that this arrangement did have the possibility of making him meritorious or even angry. So, after hesitating again and again, he vaguely agreed, but after thinking about it again, he took advantage of the old salted fish to wipe his body, picked up a stone and drew a line of words on the wall.

Although Zhu Er was not sure at all whether Zhu Yi or others could follow him, he still had an expectation of one in ten thousand.

Sure enough, not long after he left here with the old salted fish, Zhu Yi hurried over. From the water stains on the ground, he saw that something was wrong, and immediately looked around carefully, and finally noticed Zhu Er's words.

But just by glancing at it, he had a headache. The purpose of Zhu Er's trip, Mrs. Tai, Mrs. and the eldest lady and the three women made a special trip to summon him over, which was really a reminder, and he told him every word, hoping that while following Zhu Er's intentions, he could also protect the safety of this unreliable second son. But now it's good, the second son is going to heaven!

actually want to sneak in and attack the Cangzhou Palace...... Oh, my God!

Zhu Yi took a deep breath, and his first reaction was to quickly bring the second son back.

However, because of looking for clues that Zhu Er might have left behind, he delayed a lot of time. Although there was another person who had already caught up with Zhu Er and Lao Xianyu, and left various marks along the way, when he finally found the place, he found that it was crowded, and the black pressure was full of people, not to mention Zhu Er, he didn't even find his companions.

"Those rebellious parties are holding the second prince hostage, and their crimes are unforgivable! If it continues like this, the people of our entire Cangzhou will all be affected! Think of those guys who are called officials and soldiers, but they are actually tigers and wolves, do you want them to break into your homeland and make a fortune? Are you willing to be labeled as a rebel in the future, and you will be enslaved in the future? ”

Standing on the high platform and shouting, although Zhu Yi didn't recognize it, he quickly asked from a bystander that the person was Changlu Xu County Commander. Seeing that this hoarse voice was exhausted, a fat-headed and big-eared rich gentleman next to him promised a rich reward, as long as he was willing to apply to attack the palace and rescue the eldest prince, he would immediately have ten yuan of green money, and a large number of people would apply.

And he found out in a moment that Zhu Er was among the recruits!

When the person received a short whistle stick, and his shoulders were trembling slightly, although he couldn't see what his second son's expression was, he also knew that he would definitely not be happy!

Zhu Er's mood was indeed broken. A group of unemployed textile workers and their relatives, plus some unemployed vagrants and beggars and the like, can actually fish in troubled waters and attack the Cangzhou Palace to kidnap the eldest prince, which is already outrageous. Now this Xu County Commander actually recruited a group of "righteous people" to save the eldest prince, but the weapon issued turned out to be such a short whistle stick?

Even if he disagreed with ten thousand people in his heart, Zhu Er was already trapped in the crowd lured by money, and Zhu Yi could only rush forward to sign up for recruitment, and then received his own weapon - not a whistle stick, but an axe, probably because the person who issued the weapon found him relatively strong.

When the hundreds of people reached the outside of the palace wall, he heard a series of shouts inside, and in a short time, there were already dozens of more people on the wall. When the two faced each other, I didn't know who was shouting at the wall.

"Those dog officials actually drove innocent people to attack the palace!"

Under the wall, the old salted fish who occupied the first row took a deep breath and suddenly shouted: "Listen to the people in the palace, the county honorable Master Xu has offered a reward of ten times for one person, encouraging us to exterminate the rebels and rescue the eldest prince!" If you know each other, disarm and surrender immediately, otherwise when the time comes, you will burn down the palace, and none of you will be able to escape! ”

Xu Countyling, who was leading a group of officials in the back, heard that there were "righteous people" who knew how to attack the heart, and couldn't help nodding with relief, boasting about his idea of using the people to take the lead, but when he heard the last sentence, he was so angry that he almost didn't take his back.

What do you mean by burning down the palace...... If he dared to burn down the palace, would he still need to be so anxious!

In the front yard within the wall, Xian Yunhe, who was the leader of the "Righteous Army", heard this voice, but his eyelids jumped, and he almost shouted the word uncle in his voice. Fortunately, he finally kept his composure, and immediately rushed to the gate with a few right-hand men, and only then did he clear his throat when he heard an errand officer shouting loudly and shut up and immediately attacked.

"Fathers and villagers of Cangzhou! The dog official surnamed Xu colluded with the eldest prince and those big households, fished the people, bullied the good, and now let the people of Cangzhou fight in the nest, don't fall for his evil! Did he give you money with a nice mouth? Did you pay for the settling-in payment? Did you give you any money in case you were killed or wounded? ”

As he spoke, he observed the reaction outside through the crack in the door, and seeing that there was already some commotion there, he did not hesitate to order the door latch to open the door, and ordered the people on the wall to kill them as well. He took the lead and didn't even forget to shout loudly: "Capture Xu Gouguan alive and let him go to be the companion of that vicious prince!" ”

Zhu Er was already stunned by this sudden change, but what he didn't expect was that when he saw that the crowd that was still majestic and high-spirited just now was washed away, the old salted fish dragged him not to retreat but to advance: "We are surrendered, and we are also righteous soldiers!" ”