Chapter 12: Suicide
"Brother Zhuge didn't understand, you shouldn't want to sell umbrellas, do you?" Puyang Gu Sheng touched the back of his head, puzzled.
Zhuge Hanqing smiled knowingly, looked back and waved his hand, and giggled: "Brother Puyang, I look like a businessman, besides, a businessman is an inferior profession in Yancheng." I just have a preliminary idea for the future..."
"What kind of idea, I also have a staff officer." Puyang Gu Sheng sat back, and asked with some excitement.
"I think that even if Zhongli helped Miss Murong sue the royal court, do you think that with Shentu Yuanba's methods and background, the current saint will kill him?" Zhuge Hanqing analyzed it with a serious expression, looked back and continued to look at the rain outside the window, "In case he sends another rare thing in the world, Miss Murong may be burdened with the name of being framed." ”
Puyang Gu Sheng was silent, but kept bowing his head again and again.
"Therefore, I don't think I can continue on the road of suing the emperor no matter what. We should change our strategy and start elsewhere. Although the saint is a little stupid today, it doesn't mean that his princes are also mediocre. Zhuge Hanqing's eyes flashed with an imperceptible light.
"You want to get close to the princes of today?" Puyang Gu Sheng lowered his voice and asked hesitantly.
"Exactly." Zhuge Hanqing spit out these two words steadily.
"Today, there are three princes and a princess in the saint, the eldest prince Pei Tiansheng, who is named the 'King of Thorns', who is kind-hearted and loyal to the king and loves the people. The second prince, Pei Tianyu, was named the 'King of Guangqi', with outstanding ability and many followers. The third prince, Pei Tianlang, was named the 'King of Huai'an', loyal and upright, and his heart was like a Bodhisattva. Of the three princes, I don't know who you want to approach? Puyang Gu Sheng explained one by one.
"Is that all you know?"
"Yes, after all, Lucheng is located in the border of Yuhua, and we naturally don't know much about things in Kyoto. However, even if you know every prince, how can you get close to them with our identity as grass people? ”
"Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can have a way to deal with it, I think as long as we know the three princes well enough, it is naturally not difficult to find a way to approach. Therefore, I plan to have a thorough understanding of the prince and the affairs of the court, after all, if we want to mix in this high place, where there are reefs and high branches, we must know everything about it. ”
"I can help with this, when my grandfather was an official in Beijing, I also met a lot of playmates when I was a child, but I don't know if they still live in the place where they used to be?"
"Oh, if you find them, you will know a thing or two about the situation in Yancheng."
The two of you said a word, and before they knew it, they returned to Zhongli's mansion.
When he arrived at the house, Puyang Gu Sheng couldn't help the resentment in his heart, so he told Murong Xiaoyue the truth one by one. Puyang Gu Sheng saw her hiding in the room and didn't come out for a long time.
"Knock knock..."
"Miss Murong is me? You big brother Zhuge . Zhuge Hanqing was not at ease, so he wanted to knock on her door to comfort her.
Zhuge Hanqing continued to knock on the door dozens of times, but he didn't see Murong Xiaoyue open the door. In a hurry, they asked Puyang Gu Sheng to knock on the door, and the moment the door was opened, the two saw Murong Xiaoyue lying on her back on the bed, and blood was constantly gushing out of her left wrist.
"Miss Murong, how can you find a short-term view on this? It's not that there is no solution to the matter, after all, the things of the world, one thing descends to one thing, I don't believe that the wicked can live happily for a lifetime, after all, someone will be able to subdue him, you have to believe in Brother Zhuge . Zhuge Hanqing tore off his shirt and wrapped her wrist while comforting her.
Murong Xiaoyue pulled up the corner of the quilt with her right hand and put it on her cheek, and began to sob.
"It's good to cry, it's good to cry, it's all because of your big brother Puyang's straightforwardness, you should fight, you should fight!" Puyang Gu Sheng slapped his cheeks while comforting her.
"Brother Puyang, don't blame yourself like this, it has nothing to do with you." Zhuge Hanqing hurriedly got up and stopped him from landing on the cheek.
"Miss Murong, you must not have the idea of committing suicide, your eldest brother Zhuge actually has a plan for the next step." Puyang Gu Sheng said to Murong Xiaoyue, who was under the guard.
"Miss Murong, no matter what, this Zhong Li Mansion can't continue to live, and we will leave the house quietly tonight. Wait to find a place to live in Yancheng again, and then slowly find a way to take revenge. Zhuge Hanqing said bitterly to Murong Xiaoyue.
At this time, Murong Xiaoyue's sobbing voice became much quieter, and Zhuge Hanqing looked at Puyang Gu Sheng with a knowing look.
"Yes, our plan is not only to punish the Shentu Yuanba of Beggars County, but also to punish the Shentu Yuanba of the world." Puyang Gu Sheng said with a hint of joy on his face and full of confidence.
"Thank you, Brother Zhuge and Brother Puyang." Murong Xiaoyue stopped sobbing and lifted the quilt to the two of them.
Late at night, the three of them pried open the side door of Zhongli Mansion, walked north along the Chengzhong River, and stayed at a hotel in Jingkang District.
"Miss Murong, what we have is money, you can rest assured that you can stay here to recuperate, and you and Brother Zhuge will handle the next things." Puyang Gu Sheng helped her up to the three-story attic while comforting her heart.
"Thank you, Brother Puyang, I will take care of my injuries." Murong Xiaoyue was carefully taken care of by two older brothers, and the sorrow and hatred in her heart were somewhat diluted.
Puyang Gu Sheng would change his way to cook things for Murong Xiaoyue to eat every day, while Zhuge Hanqing searched for all kinds of information about Yancheng every day. Before you know it, seven days have passed.
On this day, after Puyang Gu Sheng sent a sumptuous lunch to Murong Xiaoyue, when he went down to the attic, he saw Zhuge Hanqing sitting by the window in a daze, and couldn't help but smile and whispered: "Zhuge Prince, you are staring out the window without blinking, are you looking at a young lady who just passed by?" ”
Zhuge Hanqing sighed and smiled, looked back and glanced at Puyang Gu Sheng, "Brother Puyang, now we have not made any progress, and the money is getting less and less, do you still have the heart to joke?" ”
"You don't have to worry about money, I'll be able to fix it for you tomorrow." Puyang Gu Sheng patted Zhuge Hanqing's shoulder and said confidently, "By the way, the three little friends I introduced to you didn't get any useful information from them?" ”
Regarding the matter of money, Zhuge Hanqing thought he was joking, so he didn't feel at ease about his words, and then his idle and comfortable expression became serious, and said: "The three of them all said that the second prince has outstanding ability, and he is also the most favored by the saint today, and he has the most Wenchen generals who secretly cling to him, and he has become the most competitive candidate for the prince." ”
"Then since the second prince is the strongest, then we should simply approach and attach ourselves to him, after all, if one person attains the Tao, the chicken dog will ascend to heaven..."Puyang Gu Sheng directly gave his own advice.
"Although the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War are all in the hands of the current saint, most of the people in these two departments are the cronies of the second prince, even Sun Haode, the assassin of Quzhou in the southwest, and Liang Wenzheng of the thorn history Gu of Huizhou in the southeast, are also his people, do you know that these two states are the states that supply the most horses and money and grain to the imperial court, with these two treasures in hand, it is difficult for the second prince not to become a popular candidate for the prince." Zhuge Hanqing flicked the tea lid in his right hand and flicked the green float, took a sip, and said quietly.